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:archives of trauma research
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rebecca stier department of cranio maxillofacial surgery, hannover medical school, hannover, germany; department of cranio maxillofacial surgery, hannover medical school (mhh), carl-neuberg-strasse 1, d-30625 hannover, germany. tel: +49-5115324748, fax: +49-5115324740
dietmar otte department for accident research, hannover medical school, hannover, germany
christian müller trauma department, hannover medical school, hannover, germany
maximilian petri trauma department, hannover medical school, hannover, germany
ralph gaulke trauma department, hannover medical school, hannover, germany
christian krettek trauma department, hannover medical school, hannover, germany
conclusions higher age of cyclists and increasing speed of the accident opponent significantly increase the likelihood of sustaining facial fractures. the use of bicycle helmets does not significantly reduce the incidence of mid-facial fractures, while being correlated with an even increased incidence of mandibular fractures. background the effectiveness of bicycle safety helmets in preventing ...