Plating of comminuted patellar fractures safe and viable treatment strategy

Because of the limited treatment options for treating comminuted patellar fractures, several surgeons have advocated for other treatment options. Recent work has suggested good clinical and functional results with dorsal surface plating of patellar fractures.
Jake X. Checketts et al conducted a study to calculate the reoperation rates for patellar fractures that had been treated with dorsal plating. The study was performed at Orthopaedic & Trauma Services of Oklahoma, Tulsa, Oklahoma. It has been published in JBJS Open Access.
This work consists of a retrospective review of clinical and functional outcome data following repair of patellar fractures with dorsal plates. The authors obtained institutional review board approval for this study and conducted a review of 9 consecutive years. They also contacted patients to assess patient-reported outcomes (PROs) after 12 months.
Key findings of the study were:
• Eighty-five patellar fractures were treated with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) via plating over 9 years.
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