Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Demographic data, clinical outcomes, and postoperative complications of patients who underwent open reduction and internal fixation using a tension-band-wiring technique with a FiberWire suture
Patient | Age (years) | Type of patellar fracture | Follow-up (months) | Bostman scores | Lysholm scores | Complication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 40 | Transverse | 68 | 26 | 83 | – |
2 | 36 | Transverse | 66 | 30 | 90 | – |
3 | 43 | Inferior pole | 52 | 30 | 99 | – |
4 | 64 | Comminuted | 51 | 27 | 89 | Slight losses of reduction (<4 mm) |
5 | 49 | Comminuted | 36 | 26 | 85 | Slight losses of reduction (<4 mm) |
6 | 44 | Comminuted | 35 | 30 | 95 | – |
7 | 71 | Comminuted | 22 | 30 | 100 | – |
8 | 30 | Transverse | 37 | 30 | 100 | – |
9 | 22 | Comminuted | 24 | 26 | 83 | Knee stiffness + FiberWire removal |
10 | 51 | Inferior pole | 8 | 30 | 90 | – |
11 | 60 | Transverse | 9 | 28 | 86 | – |
12 | 75 | Comminuted | 12 | 26 | 85 | – |
13 | 48 | Transverse | 10 | 28 | 94 | – |
14 | 20 | Transverse | 40 | 28 | 89 | Anterior knee pain |
15 | 40 | Transverse | 20 | 27 | 90 | – |
16 | 65 | Transverse | 32 | 30 | 99 | – |
17 | 33 | Transverse | 43 | 29 | 95 | – |