Employment of double “8” figure tension band fixation in the treatment of comminuted patellar fractures
HAO Jiang-tao
YUAN Li-ren
ZHENG Li-bin
GUO Ji-yang
WU Ke
HUANG Ze-bo
Abstract：Objective To study the employment and outcome of double “8” figure tension band fixation in the treatment of comminuted patellar fractures .Methods Twenty-two cases of comminuted patellar fractures trea-ted in our hospital from Jan .2009 to Jun.2012 were treated with 3 Kirschner wires paralleling through the fractured bones after making anterior patellar longitudinal incision .Neighboring wires were fixed anterior the patella in the shape of “8” and formed two tension bands .Results Nineteen cases were followed up for 9-24 months.All pa-tients got bone union and their patellar articular surfaces were flat .The fixations were removed after 6-12 months. According to Lysholm knee scoring scale ,18 cases were excellent and 1 case was good .Conclusion Double “8”figure tension band fixation in the treatment of comminuted patellar fractures was firm and biomechanically accepta -ble,allowing early functional exercise and satisfactory function recovery .
Keywords：patellar fracturetension bandinternal fixation
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 43-45 )