Benjamin T, et al. – Using data from the National Trauma Databank, researchers analyzed the association of conventional bicycle helmet utility with the rate of facial injury following bicycle crashes in this study consisting of 85,187 participants. In all, they observed comparable rates of heads and face injury. They observed a variation in the amount of protection with helmet use with the facial location of the injury. They also noted a decline in facial fractures: 35% for the upper face, 28% for midface, and 21% for the lower face. They found that helmets to offered less protection against facial soft-tissue injuries, with a decrease of 33% in the upper face, 21% in the midface, and 2% in the lower face. Overall, they concluded the lower face to be more vulnerable to injury despite the helmet use.