SynthesisClinics in orthopedic surgery2021
Platelet-Rich Plasma, Mesenchymal Stem Cell, and Non-metallic Suture-Based Fixation Technique in a Patellar Fracture Nonunion: A Technical Note and Systematic Review.
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- Tension band wiring versus suture anchoring for inferior pole patellar fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Pooled it
- Intra-osseous and coverage fixation for inferior pole fracture of the patella: a comparative finite element analysis and retrospective cohort study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Platelet-rich plasma enhanced therapy for aseptic atrophic tibial diaphyseal nonunion: a single-center retrospective controlled study of 90 cases.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Why does tension band wiring fail in transverse patellar fractures? Radiographic insights from a 10-years retrospective cohort.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Separate vertical wiring versus conventional tension band fixation for inferior pole patellar fractures: a prospective cohort study on postoperative patella baja and functional outcomes.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Does protruding headless cannulated screw reduce fixation stability in tension band wiring technique for patella fractures? a biomechanical study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Case Report: Based on the diamond theory, successful treatment of stubborn tibial nonunion after six surgeries using PRP-augmented therapy: a case report and literature review.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Risk factors for surgical site infection after patellar fracture surgery in the elderly.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Platelet-rich plasma enhances rib fracture strength and callus formation in vivo.The journal of trauma and acute care surgery · 2024Article
- "Tension band wiring first" -an easy, fast and reproducible technique to reduce patellar fractures, a retrospective comparative study with traditional reduction technique.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- An innovative anti-rotation tension band wiring for treating transverse patellar fractures: finite element analysis and mechanical testing.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Tension band high-strength suture combined with absorbable cannulated screws for treating transverse patellar fractures: finite element analysis and clinical study.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Article
- Novel screw-cable integrated system(SCIS) for minimally invasive treatment of patella transverse fractures: a finite element analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- A double-suture cerclage reduction technique with Nice knots for comminuted patella fractures (AO/OTA 34-C3).Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Human Epidural AD-MSC Exosomes Improve Function Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury in Rats.Biomedicines · 2022Article
- The clinical outcome of the reduction of the patellar inferior pole fracture with wire cerclage through a generated bone hole, in combination with patellar concentrator: a retrospective comparative study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Article
- Cell therapy for osteonecrosis of femoral head and joint preservation.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroudWe performed a systematic review on the management of patellar fracture nonunion and report a novel suture-based non-metallic fixation technique associated with platelet-rich plasma and mesenchymal stem cell injections in the management of this injury.
methodsA systematic search was performed up to August 2020 in PubMed and Scopus electronic databases of scholarly articles evaluating different surgical techniques used for nonunion of patellar fractures, with no restrictions on language or year of publication. Furthermore, we describe our novel non-metallic suture fixation technique and a patient in whom this technique was applied.
resultsA total of 9 articles were included in the systematic review. Tension band wiring was the most commonly used procedure (62.7%). Nonoperative procedures (8.1%) resulted in nonunion in all patients. The most common complication after open reduction and internal fixation was infection (7.8%). Our patient at the latest follow-up reported full functional recovery and full extension and flexion of the affected knee with no pain and subjectively normal strength.
conclusionsThe management of patella nonunions is still a challenge. The technique reported here can be used in patellar fracture nonunion, as well as in primary patellar fractures.
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