Epidemiological and clinical features of spinal-cord injured pedestrians.

Author(s)
Riggens, R.S. Kraus, J.F. Franti, C.E. & Borhani, N.O.
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Abstract

Spinal cord injuries sustained by residents of 18 selected counties of California were reviewed. Sixty-eight individuals were identified as having sustained spinal-cord injuries as pedestrians and details of their accidents and injuries are the subject of this report. The pedestrian is particularly vulnerable to serious or fatal injury when struck by a motor vehicle. Total injuries occurred predominantly in the neck. Severance of the spinal cord at the base of the skull was the most frequent fatal injury in the cervical area.

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B 10420 (In: B 10402) /84/ IRRD 223142
Source

In: Proceedings of the 3rd Meeting on Biomechanics of Injury to Pedestrians, Cyclists and Motorcyclists (IRCOBI), Amsterdam, 7-8 September 1976, p. 225-232, 9 fig., 1 graph., 3 tab., 4 ref.

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