Analysis of Elderly Rib Fracture in Frontal Impact by Analytic Morphomics

Abstract

In the discussion of automobile crash safety, it is essential to examine the injury mechanisms from a medical perspective by employing medical information. In this study, we used analytic morphomics to understand the mechanisms of rib fracture for elderly occupants involved in vehicle crashes who have been treated at the University of Michigan, a Level -1 trauma center. Compare to the younger group, older group tended to be fractured at ribs 4, 5, and 6 and morphomic factors related rib shape are major driver of rib fracture. The current results of rib shape can project to a Reference Analytic Morphomics Population (RAMP) to compare the mean and standard deviation of the overall population and highlight the importance of considering these morphomics characteristics when assessing chest injury and creating elderly computer model.