28. Diagnosis and treatment of patellar fractures

Question 1

What are the types of patellar fractures?

Answer 1

Combination of one from A and one from B:
A → Undisplaced / displaced
B → Transverse / Vertical / Comminuted

Question 2

What is the treatment for knee fractures?

Answer 2

• Communated + displaced fracture → if reasembling is possible wires + cast / if not / patellectomy
• Transverse fractures → Tension bands are used for internal fixation
• Vertical fractures → outer reduction and internal fixation with screws

Question 3

tx of Communated + displaced patellar fracture

Answer 3

→ if reasembling is possible wires + cast / if not / patellectomy

Question 4

TX of patellar Transverse fractures

Answer 4

→ Tension bands are used for internal fixation

Question 5

TX of patellar Vertical fractures

Answer 5

→ outer reduction and internal fixation with screws