KNEE INJURIES IN MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISIONS: A STUDY OF THE NATIONAL ACCIDENT SAMPLING SYSTEM DATABASE FOR THE YEARS 1979-1995

A detailed study of knee injuries recorded in the 1979-1995 Normal Accident Sampling System data base maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) was conducted. Injuries to other body regions were also considered in order to illustrate the relative frequency of knee injuries. This study demonstrated that knee injuries constitute 10% of all injuries recorded every year.

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• Authors:
  • Atkinson, T
  • Atkinson, P
• Publication Date: 2000-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 779-786
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 32
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Fractures (Anatomy); Injury classification; Knee; Traffic crashes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00800799
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-043 143
• Files: HSL, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 3 2001 12:00AM