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Management of a Gap Non-union Patella Fracture Using Encirclage Wire and Tension Band Wiring with Quadriceps V-Y Plasty in an Elderly Patient: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature

INTRODUCTION: The management of gap non-union patella fractures continues to be a challenge in orthopedics. The incidence of these cases ranges between 2.7% and 12.5%. The quadriceps muscle attached to the proximal fractured fragment pulls it proximally leading to the gap at fracture site. If the ga...

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Autores principales: Mahajan, Neetin P, Kondewar, Pranay, Ghoti, Santosh, Chaudhari, Kunal, Gund, Akshay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Indian Orthopaedic Research Group 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10092395/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37065521
http://dx.doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2022.v12.i06.2882