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Patellar Transskeletal Traction for the Treatment of Chronic Patellar Pseudoarthrosis
Joint Authors
de Faria, José Leonardo Rocha
Portella, Dieno Mol Souza
Titonelli, Victor Elias
Cavanellas, Naasson Trindade
e Albuquerque, Rodrigo Pires
de Sousa, Eduardo Branco
Barretto, João Maurício
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-01-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Patellar fractures, which constitute approximately 1% of bone lesions, may lead to severe impairment of the extensor mechanism.
When conservative or surgical treatment fails, the patella may develop pseudoarthrosis.
Neglect or delayed treatment of this type of injury may lead to significant diastasis between the patellar fragments.
There is no consensus regarding the best treatment for such cases.
This study is aimed at describing a rare case of patellar pseudoarthrosis in a patient who underwent two-step surgical treatment comprising transskeletal patellar traction followed by osteosynthesis with a tension band.
A 17-year-old male patient presented with a left patellar fracture that resulted from a fall from a standing height 8 years ago.
He did not undergo any type of surgical treatment during that time, but the fracture was immobilized for only 2 weeks.
The two-step surgical treatment with transskeletal patellar traction and patellar osteosynthesis was performed and provided satisfactory functional clinical results in this patient.
This two-step surgical treatment can be performed in cases similar to ours with satisfactory results.
American Psychological Association (APA)
de Faria, José Leonardo Rocha& Portella, Dieno Mol Souza& Titonelli, Victor Elias& Cavanellas, Naasson Trindade& e Albuquerque, Rodrigo Pires& de Sousa, Eduardo Branco…[et al.]. 2019. Patellar Transskeletal Traction for the Treatment of Chronic Patellar Pseudoarthrosis. Case Reports in Orthopedics،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1142705
Modern Language Association (MLA)
de Faria, José Leonardo Rocha…[et al.]. Patellar Transskeletal Traction for the Treatment of Chronic Patellar Pseudoarthrosis. Case Reports in Orthopedics No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1142705
American Medical Association (AMA)
de Faria, José Leonardo Rocha& Portella, Dieno Mol Souza& Titonelli, Victor Elias& Cavanellas, Naasson Trindade& e Albuquerque, Rodrigo Pires& de Sousa, Eduardo Branco…[et al.]. Patellar Transskeletal Traction for the Treatment of Chronic Patellar Pseudoarthrosis. Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1142705
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1142705