Modified minimally invasive treatment of patellar fracture hollow lag screws.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 9 Modified minimally invasive treatment of patellar fracture hollow lag screws Of: Wang Decheng, Zhang Yakui, Wong Hei Hung, Hu Guodong, the Zhen-Shan [Abstract] Objective To evaluate the minimally invasive tension screw and hollow wire cerclage indications for treatment of patella fractures. Methods 12 patients (5 females, 7 males) of patellar fracture patients hollow screw lag screw plus wire cerclage after treatment, including transverse fracture in 9 cases and 3 cases of fracture. The average age of patients was 53.8 years (28 to 81 years). All the fractures were AO 4 mm in diameter with a hollow lag screws and 8 soft wire, with an average follow-up of 16.2 months (8 ~ 24 months). by clinical examination of the knee joint, range of motion, X-ray film to evaluate joint function. Results All fractures are anatomic reduction and healing, range of motion was normal and no internal fixation failure and infection. Conclusion Hollow Rally no screws for the treatment of torn quadriceps muscle cross-sectional expansion of the Department and some of comminuted patella fracture. [Keywords:] patella fracture, lag screw, wire cerclage, minimally invasive Minimally invasive fixation for patella fractures in the world to carry out a wide range of [1,2], we also carried out in this attempt. From January 1995 to June 2007 in our hospital a total of 152 cases of surgical treatment of patellar fracture, of which 12 cases Minimally invasive tension with the hollow screw by screw and cerclage wire, the treatment was satisfactory, are summarized below. 1 Clinical data 1.1 General Information The group of 12 cases, 7 males and 5 females, the youngest 28 years old, maximum 81 years old, average 53.8 years old. The causes of injury: falls in 7 cases, 5 cases of traffic injury. Fractures type: cross-sectional shape 9 cases of fracture, comminuted fracture, 3 cases were closed injury. AO production of the materials used are 4.0 mm in diameter an