Sideswipe injury of the knee: The new face of an old foe?
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Oyewole, Olugboyega; Oladiran, Ajibola; Ogunrewo, Tolulope; Omoyeni, Richard
- Source
- Nigerian Medical Journal. Sep/Oct2020, Vol. 61 Issue 5, p288-290. 3p.
- Subject
- *KNEE injuries
*LEG amputation
*SOFT tissue injuries
*PUBLIC transit
*FACIAL injuries
- Language
- ISSN
- 0300-1652
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]