Separate vertical wiring plus bilateral anchor girdle suturing fixation for the fractures of the inferior pole of the patella.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The fixation of inferior pole fractures of the patella (IPFPs) is still a great challenge for surgeons.

Materials and methods

We introduced a new fixation method for IPFP fixation, that is, separate vertical wiring plus bilateral anchor girdle suturing fixation (SVW-BSAG). Three finite element models including the anterior tension band wiring (ATBW) model, separate vertical wiring (SVW) model and SVW-BSAG model, were built to evaluate the fixation strength of different fixation methods. A total of 41 consecutive patients with IPFP injury were enrolled in this retrospective study, including 23 patients in the ATBW group and 18 patients in the SVW-BSAG group. The operation time, radiation exposure, full weight-bearing time, Bostman score, extension lag versus contra

SUBMITTER: Li SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9997027 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature