Treatment of displaced transverse fractures of the patella: modified tension band wiring technique with or without augmented circumferential cerclage wire fixation

BACKGROUND: Displaced transverse fractures of the body of the patella are usually associated with disruption of extensor mechanism and should be fixed surgically. The most common method is a tension band wiring (TBW) technique. Some surgeons concurrently employ an augmented circumferential cerclage...

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Autores principales: Yang, Tien-Yu, Huang, Tsan-Wen, Chuang, Po-Yao, Huang, Kuo-Chin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5968519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29793461
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-018-2092-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5968519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29793461
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-018-2092-9

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