Patellar Fractures (Subscribe)

From the OTA Fracture and Dislocation Compendium

In the 1800s, treatment of patella fractures was quite controversial. Owing to lack of adequate fixation techniques, surgical experience, and imaging, treatment most often was extension splinting. This led to poor results because of intra-articular incongruity, nonunion, and poor motion. Initial attempts at operative stabilization of these fractures yielded rates...