Age-based differences in the disability of extremity injuries in pediatric and adult occupants.

Conclusions: Older adults had significantly greater disability for MVC extremity injuries. Lower disability rates in children may stem from their increased physiological capacity for bone healing and relative lack of bone disease. The disability metrics developed can supplement AIS and other severity-based metrics by accounting for the age-specific functional implications of MVC extremity injuries.
PMID: 31560215 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - September 26, 2019 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Gaffley M, Weaver AA, Talton JW, Barnard RT, Stitzel JD, Zonfrillo MR Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: research