Open AccessBilateral multiligament injury of knee caused by entangled dupatta
Author(s) -
Shrinand V Vaidya,
Ambarish A. Mathesul,
Atul Panghate,
Roshan Wade,
Dhiraj Sonawane
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.93690
Subject(s) - medicine , laundry , surgery , orthopedic surgery , engineering , waste management
We report a rare case of bilateral multiligament knee injury in an 18-year-old female employed in garment industry. Patient was wearing salwar kameez and dupatta while operating an electric laundry machine. In this case we discuss a peculiar mechanism of injury caused due to wearing dupatta near working site and suggest simple preventive measures.