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Treatment of comminuted patellar fracture with the nitinol patellar concentrator
Quan-ming Zhao1, Hui-lin Yang2, Ling Wang1
1a Department of Orthopaedics , Wuxi People 's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University , Wuxi City , Jiangsu Province , China ;
Aim:
To evaluate the clinical effect of the nitinol (NiTi)-patellar concentrator (NT-PC) for the treatment of comminuted patellar fractures.
Material And Methods:
A 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.
Results:
All 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.
Conclusions:
The application of the NT-PC is a satisfactory approach to the treatment of comminuted patellar fractures.
