Closed patellar fractures with a new surgical technique using FiberWire Patellar fracture, FiberWire, non-absorbable suture, transosseous suture
Conditions
Interventions
The gold-standard technique followed until now is the application of a stainless-steel wire figure of eight configuration anterior tension band placed anteriorly after inserting two axial K-wires thro
Active Comparator Procedure/Surgery,Experimental Procedure/Surgery
Standard tension band wiring,All fiberwire tension band wiring
Sponsors
Chulabhorn Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age more than 18 years, 2. Fresh fractures of the patellar in mid-patellar, upper pole or lower pole (i.e., trauma to surgery within 2 days)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Age less than 18 years, 2. Evidence of an active infection, 3. Previous metal implantation in the ipsilateral knee, 4. Patients in whom an ipsilateral knee surgery was done before the recent trauma, 5. Patients with other comorbidities like head injury which affects the rehabilitation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Union time at 6 months after operation week | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Non-union at 6 months after operation case,Infection rate at 6 months after operation percent | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactThanapon Chobpenthai
Chulabhorn Royal Academy
Outcome results
None listed