Stephen Warner, Christoph Sommer, Ivan Zderic, William Woodburn, Richard Castle, Jessica Penman, Eladio Saura-Sanchez, David L Helfet, Boyko Gueorguiev, Karl Stoffel
INTRODUCTION: Treatment of both simple and complex patella fractures is a challenging clinical problem. Although tension band wiring has been the standard of care, it can be associated with high complication rates. The aim of this study was to investigate the biomechanical performance of recently developed lateral rim variable angle locking plates versus tension band wiring used for fixation of simple and complex patella fractures. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixteen pairs of human anatomical knees were used to simulate either two-part transverse simple AO/OTA 34-C1 or five-part complex AO/OTA 34-C3 patella fractures by means of osteotomies, with each fracture model created in eight pairs...
March 23, 2024: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery