OBJECTIVE: Despite advances in vehicle safety systems, motor vehicle crashes continue to cause @entity1171 . This study attempts to provide insight into the mechanisms of injury and to identify the at-risk population groups. METHODS: A study was made of @entity1171 @entity1 treated at an urban Level 1 @entity130 center following motor vehicle crashes, with a concurrent analysis of a nationally representative crash data set. The national data set focused on @entity1171 in drivers involved in frontal crashes. Statistical analysis was applied to the national data set to identify factors associated with @entity174 risk. RESULTS: @entity174 occurred most frequently in the driver's right foot due to pedal interaction. The majority of complex/open @entity174 occurred in the left foot due to interaction with the vehicle floor. These @entity174 occurred in association with a @entity3330 , but their @entity130 pattern suggests a range of @entity174 causation mechanisms. The statistical analysis indicated that the risk of @entity174 increased with increasing driver BMI and age. CONCLUSIONS: Efforts to reduce the risk of @entity3681 should focus on right foot and pedal interaction. The range of injury patterns identified here suggest that efforts to minimize @entity1171 risk will likely need to consider injury tolerances for flexion, pronation/supination, and axial loading in order to capture the full range of @entity130 . In the clinical environment, physicians examining drivers after a frontal crash should consider those who are older, @entity28 or who have severe @entity130 without concurrent @entity542 , as highly suspicious for an @entity3681 .

Ankle Fracture Patterns in Drivers are Associated with XXXX , Higher BMI and Advanced Age.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['fractures', 'fracture', 'Malleolar fractures'] @entity3681 :: ('MESH:D016512', 'Disease') :: ['driver ankle injury', 'ankle injury'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obese'] @entity542 :: ('MESH:D006259', 'Disease') :: ['head injury'] @entity1171 :: ('MESH:D064386', 'Disease') :: ['ankle fractures', 'driver ankle fracture'] @entity3330 :: ('MESH:D005264', 'Disease') :: ['femoral fracture'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['broad injury', 'injury mechanisms', 'trauma', 'femoral injury']
@entity3330 :: (MESH:D005264,Disease) :: ['Femoral Fracture']
