ArticleArchives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery2023
Treatment of inferior pole patella fracture using Krackow suturing combined with the suture bridge technique.
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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
- Modified Multi-Strand Nice Knot Suture Construct Combined with Suture Anchor Fixation Versus Conventional Kirschner Wire Tension Band Fixation for Inferior Patellar Pole Fractures: A Retrospective Comparative Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Treatment of inferior pole patellar fractures with an integrated titanium cable-net construct: a retrospective case series.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- TREATMENT OF INFERIOR POLE FRACTURE OF THE PATELLA IN ADULTS: SYNTHESIS OF CLINICAL EVIDENCE.Acta ortopedica brasileira · 2026Review
- 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
- The flexible separate vertical suture fixation for comminuted inferior patella fracture with osteoporosis: a retrospective clinical study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Krackow suturing combined with the suture-bridge technique versus Kirschner-wire tension band combined with patellar cerclage for the treatment of inferior pole patella fracture: a retrospective comparative study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- [Three-dimensional binding treatment for avulsion fractures of inferior pole of patella utilizing suture anchor].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2025Article
- "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
- Articular Fragment Detachment and Separate Fixation for the Treatment of Comminuted Patellar Fractures with Coronal Split Articular Fragments: Articular Detachment Technique.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2024Article
- Lateral rim variable angle locked plating versus tension band wiring of simple and complex patella fractures: a biomechanical study.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Article
- Suture Bridge Technique with 5-Ethibond: A Promising Approach for Infrapatellar Pole Fracture Treatment.Orthopedic reviews · 2024Article
- Candy box technique for the fixation of inferior pole patellar fractures: finite element analysis and biomechanical experiments.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Surgical treatment of inferior pole fractures of the patella: a systematic review.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2023Review
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purposeTo evaluate the feasibility and clinical effect of Krackow suturing combined with the suture bridge technique for the treatment of acute inferior pole patella fracture.
methodsIn this study, 18 patients with acute inferior pole patella fracture who received treatment using Krackow suturing combined with the suture bridge technique between January 2019 and March 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. There were 10 men and 8 women, with an average age of 50.1 years (range 24-69 years). X-ray examinations were performed to assess fracture healing and the Insall-Salvati index. The clinical effect was measured by the range of motion of the knee joint and the Böstman scale.
resultsPatients were followed up for 13-26 months, with an average follow-up period of 19.6 months. X-ray indicated that fracture union had occurred in all patients by 10.1 weeks after surgery on average (range 8-14 weeks). The mean Insall-Salvati index immediately after surgery and at the final follow-up was 0.98 ± 0.07 and 0.90 ± 0.22, respectively (P > 0.05). At the last follow-up, the mean flexion and extension ranges for the knee joint were 135.8° ± 8.8° and - 2.8° ± 3.9°, respectively, and the mean Böstman scale was 28.9 ± 1.1 points. Functional recovery was excellent in 17 patients and good in one patient, resulting in an overall good/excellent recovery rate of 100%.
conclusionsOur results indicated that Krackow suturing combined with the suture bridge technique can achieve stable fracture fixation, provides good clinical outcomes in the treatment of acute inferior pole patella fracture, and is worthy of clinical application.
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