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Influence of the type of osteosynthesis on the postoperative outcome in patella fractures - a 10-year analysis

Conditions
S82.0
Fracture of patella
Registration Number
DRKS00027894
Lead Sponsor
Klinikum Konstanz
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
249
Inclusion Criteria

patella fracture, surgical management of patella fracture, age > 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

additional fractures of the ipsilateral knee joint
previous fractures of the ipsilateral knee joint
juvenile fractures
incomplete data files (clinical and radiographic)

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
retrospective data analysis with a longest observation period of up to 10 years in the presence of complete clinical and radiological data; Complication evaluation of postoperative complications such as soft tissue infections, revision surgery or bony malhealing; Comparison of functional results after patellar fractures treated with different osteosynthetics (plate vs. screws vs. tension band osteosynthesis) according to the neutral-zero method for the knee joint documented in the patient file
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
bony healing after surgical fracture treatment (signs of consolidation in conventional follow-up X-rays); Temporal occurrence of signs of osteoarthritis after a patella fracture in the follow-up X-ray after surgical fracture treatment according to the Kellgren-Lawrence classification
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