Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 158, Issue 1 , Pages 1-5 , January 2010

Motorcycle Helmets Save Lives, But Not Limbs: A National Trauma Data Bank Analysis of Functional Outcomes After Motorcycle Crash1

  • Joseph G. Crompton, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationTo whom correspondence and reprint requests should be addressed at, Trauma Outcomes Research Group, Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Carnegie 683, Baltimore, MD 21287.
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  • Tolulope Oyetunji, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, D.C
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  • Kent A. Stevens, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • David T. Efron, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Elliott R. Haut, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Adil H. Haider, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

Received 10 January 2009

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PII: S0022-4804(09)00355-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.06.034

Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 158, Issue 1 , Pages 1-5 , January 2010