Background and aim of the work: The calcaneus, the more lower bone of the body, has the
task of supporting the axial load from the weight of the body. Calcaneal fractures represent …

The health, safety, and wellbeing of heavy vehicle drivers is complicated by the isolation
they encounter in a complex road transportation system. Heavy vehicle drivers work in an …

Objective Previous research has found elevated injury risk for females relative to males in
passenger vehicle crashes but has not accounted for ways the crashes themselves differ …

Introduction Foot and ankle impact injury is common in geriatric trauma and often leads to
fracture of rearfoot, including calcaneus and talus. The objective of this study was to assess …

The role of gender and age in the risk of Road Traffic Injury (RTI) has not been fully explored
and there are still significant gaps with regard to how environmental factors, such as road …

Objective: Pedestrian lower extremity represents the most frequently injured body region in
car-to-pedestrian accidents. The European Directive concerning pedestrian safety was …

Rollover crashes are the most severe crash mode among all types of traffic crashes. They
consist of sequential complex dynamic events with contributions of the vehicle, human …

The active behaviors of pedestrians, such as avoidance motions, affect the resultant injury
risk in vehicle–pedestrian collisions. However, the biomechanical features of these …

Introduction Side impact motor vehicle collisions (MVC) represent a significant burden of
mortality and morbidity caused by automotive injury within the United States. The objective …

In the human–vehicle–road system of collisions, the human is the most important factor, and
digital human models (DHMs) are developed with the aim of preventing or at least reducing …