Item Details

title

Characterization of Rib Cortical Bone Thickness Changes With Age and Sex

author

Lynch, Sarah Kathryn

abstract

Motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) were the leading cause of unintentional fatal injuries and the fourth leading cause of unintentional nonfatal injuries in the United States in 2007. Of these injuries, the thoracic injuries rank second in terms of frequency as well as overall economic cost. Of the thoracic injuries, rib fractures are extremely common; present in nearly 94% of severely injured belted occupants. Elderly occupants have increased mortality and morbidity associated with rib fractures. One factor that is thought to influence rib fracture that changes with age (possibly contributing to increased injury risk in the elderly population) is the rib cortical bone.

subject

Biomechanics

Biomedical Engineering

Cortical Bone

Rib

contributor

Stitzel, Joel D (committee chair)

Weaver, Ashley A (committee member)

Gayzik, F. Scott (committee member)

date

2015-06-23T08:35:53Z (accessioned)

2017-06-22T08:30:10Z (available)

2015 (issued)

degree

Biomedical Engineering (discipline)

embargo

2017-06-22 (terms)

identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/57148 (uri)

language

en (iso)

publisher

Wake Forest University

type

Thesis