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The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 67-B, Issue 3 | Pages 416 - 419
1 May 1985
Levack B Flannagan J Hobbs S

Sixty-four patellar fractures treated either by internal fixation or by patellectomy were reviewed retrospectively from 3.5 to 10.1 years (average 6.2 years) after operation. Results were assessed subjectively and objectively. Of the 64 patients, 45% had a good result, 27% fair and 28% poor. On the whole, patellectomy produced better results (60% good, 20% fair, 20% poor), than internal fixation (31% good, 33% fair, 36% poor). Nevertheless, the best results of all were achieved by precise anatomical reduction of the patellar fracture and fixation with K-wires and a tension band. Where this could not be achieved, however, patellectomy gave the best results.