• Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol · Jan 2016

    Treatment of comminuted patellar fracture with the nitinol patellar concentrator.

    • Quan-ming Zhao, Hui-lin Yang, Ling Wang, Zhong-tang Liu, and Xiao-feng Gu.
    • a Department of Orthopaedics , Wuxi People 's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University , Wuxi City , Jiangsu Province , China ;
    • Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol. 2016 Jan 1; 25 (3): 171-5.

    AimTo evaluate the clinical effect of the nitinol (NiTi)-patellar concentrator (NT-PC) for the treatment of comminuted patellar fractures.Material And MethodsA total of 32 patients with acute comminuted patellar fracture accepted open reduction and internal fixation with the NT-PC, and the curative effects were evaluated using the Böstman clinical grading scale.ResultsAll fractures were anatomically reduced by surgery and all cases were followed-up for six to 18 months. The mean score of patients according to the Böstman clinical grading scale was 25.6, with 29 of 32 (90.7%) patients achieving excellent or good results. Two patients had traumatic arthritis, one had slippage of the NT-PC, and all patients received pharmacotherapy.ConclusionsThe application of the NT-PC is a satisfactory approach to the treatment of comminuted patellar fractures.

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