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原文传递 CIREN Report: Consequences and Costs of Lower Extremity Injuries.

题名：	CIREN Report: Consequences and Costs of Lower Extremity Injuries.
作者：	DISCHINGER, P. C.; HO, S. M.; KERNS, T. J.; KUFERA, J. A.; READ, K. M.
关键词：	Injuries-; Motor-vehicle-accidents; Leg-Anatomy; Economic-analysis.;Trauma-; Air-bags; Seat-belts; Patients-; Biomechanics-; Lower-extremities; Front-seat-occupants; Costs-; Surveys-; Surgery-; Fractures-; Risk-; Impact-; Threats-; Traffic-safety.
摘要：	This report by NHTSA Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network (CIREN) researchers provides details on many typical lower-extremity injuries occurring in crashes and documents the resulting long-term consequences and costs. With increasing use of safety belts and introduction of air bags within the last ten years, there has been a relative increase in the significance of lower-extremity injuries (LEI) in motor vehicle crashes. More occupants are surviving high-energy crashes due to the lower incidence and severity of head, thoracic, and abdominal injuries. Now many survivors are left with disabling lower-extremity injuries. Thus, lower-extremity injuries now are receiving greater attention. Among patients admitted to trauma centers following motor vehicle crashes, approximately 20 percent of drivers had at least one lower-extremity fracture. Lower-extremity injuries from car crashes often involve articulating weight-bearing joints of the hip, knee, and foot. Fractures that involve weight-bearing surfaces frequently result in prolonged reductions in mobility and long-term impairment and disability. The disabling nature of these injuries currently is not properly reflected in their low scores on the most commonly used injury severity scales based on threat-to-life.
报告类型：	科技报告