Rib and sternum fracture risks for restrained occupants in frontal car crashes

CONCLUSIONS: Elderly and female occupants were at the highest risk and should be targeted by thoracic injury criteria and thresholds for frontal crash occupant protection. Rib and sternum fractures were not associated. Therefore, sternum fractures need to be predicted and evaluated separately from rib fractures.PMID:38546451 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2024.2329637
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Source Type: research