PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to evaluate the radiographic and clinical results of patella fractures using a circumferential wiring combined with tension band wiring. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between January 2005 and June 2012, 22 (male 14, female 8) patients with patella fracture treated with circumferential wiring combined with tension band wiring were analyzed retrospectively. The mean age of patients was 51 years (range, 28 to 72 years). Controlled passive range of motion exercise was started at three weeks from the postoperative day. The patients were evaluated using radiographs, clinical examination, and Levack's scoring system. RESULTS All fractures healed and mean time elapsed for union was 11.5 weeks (range, 10 to 14 weeks). Complete union without displacement and full range of motion was achieved in all cases. Clinical results according to Levack's scoring system were excellent in 20 cases and good in two cases. We found broken wire in one case. In this case, results of clinical evaluation after reoperation were good. CONCLUSION Circumferential wiring combined with tension band wiring is appropriate for patella fractures.
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We studied 45 patients of patella fracture who were treated by surgical method from March 1990 to December 1991. The results were analysed to evaluate the functional results of the knee according to methods of fixation and severity of comminution.
The results were as follows.
1. Out of 45 cases, 11 cases were tredted by tension band wiring, 19 cases by modified tension band wiring, 5 cases by tension band wiring by circumferential wiring, 8 cases by circumferential wiring, and 2 cases by screw fixation.
2. The mean fracture healing period was 6.9 weeks in cases of tension band wiring, 6.5 weeks in cases of modified tension band wiring, 5.2 weeks in cases of tension band wiring with circumferential wiring, and 7.3 weeks in cases of circumferential wiring.
3. The most favorable result was obtained in cases which were fixed with tension band wiring and circumferential wiring.
4. Modified tension band wiring seems to be a good method for displaced transverse fracture and comminuted fracture with large fragments and tension band wiring with circumferential wiring is for severely comminuted fracture with small fragments.
The patella, the largest human sesamoid bone, lies within and is important functional component of the knee extensor mechanism, So the treatment of patellar fracture is considered very important.
In this series, we experiened 24 cases of ptellar fractures treated with modified tension band wiring and circumferential wiring from Jan. 1987 to Dec. 1992 at the department of orthopaedic surgery, Seoul Adventist Hospital.
The Results were as follows; 1. The mean fracture healing peroid was 9.6 weeks in cases of modified tension band wiring and 12.4 weeks in circumferential wiring.
2. circumferential wiring is a good method for severe comminuted, small fragmented fracture and modified tension band wiring is for displaced transeverse fracture and large fragmented comminuted feacture.
To determine whether any of the commomly used wiring technique are rigid enough to allow early motion in treatment of patellar fracture.
Twelve cases of extensively commivuted and displaced patellar fracture were treated using wire technique (circumferential combined tension band wiring) at N.P.H. from April 1987 to April 1989.
This method has advatages of simple and rigid fixation and results were satisfactory.
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