Sideswipe Injury of the Knee: The New Face of an Old Foe?

Autor: Oyewole OA; Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria., Oladiran AB; Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria., Ogunrewo TO; Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria., Omoyeni RA; Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical Association [Niger Med J] 2020 Sep-Oct; Vol. 61 (5), pp. 288-290. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 13.
DOI: 10.4103/nmj.NMJ_156_19
Abstrakt: The term "sideswipe injury" has become synonymous and used interchangeably with the term "traffic elbow." However, with the continuous rise in the use of the tricycle as a means of public transportation in some developing countries, a rise in sideswipe injuries of various severities is being experienced. We report a case of sideswipe injury to the left knee region of a 45-year-old female who was a passenger in the backseat of a tricycle. She sustained a severe injury to the soft tissues and bones around the knee and the popliteal region, with disruption of the neurovascular bundles in the popliteal fossa necessitating an above-knee amputation.
Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright: © 2020 Nigerian Medical Journal.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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