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Outcome of low profile mesh plate in management of comminuted displaced fracture patella
Mohamed S Singer1, Abdelsamie M Halawa1, Adel Adawy1
1Orthopedic Department, Benha University, El-Shaheed Farid Nada street, Benha, Qalyubia 13511, Egypt.
Purpose:
To assess the clinical results of using mesh plate in management of displaced comminuted fracture patella.
Patients And Methods:
Between January 2014 and October 2015, nine patients with closed displaced comminuted fracture patella were fixed using mesh plate and 2mm mini screws.
Results:
All fractures united after an average of 10 weeks. At final follow-up of an average 19.6 months, average postoperative Lysholm score was 89.1±4.9, and average Postoperative Böstman scale was 27.2±3.1. No hardware related complications were recorded.
Conclusion:
Low profile mesh plate is a good option in management of comminuted fracture patella with good clinical outcome. This new surgical technique may be particularly useful in comminuted fractures when patellectomy would otherwise be considered.