Percutaneous tension band wiring for minimally displaced fractures of the patella

✍ Scribed by A. Biyani; N. C. Mathur; J. C. Sharma

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1990
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 539 KB
• Volume: 14
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0341-2695
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00178760

✦ Synopsis

Percutaneous tension band wiring was carried out on 26 minimally displaced transverse fractures of the patella. Plaster immobilisation was not necessary and knee movements were encourraged after the 5th day. Excellent function was regained in every case.

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