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Table 1 Details of 6 patients with peri-prosthetic patella fractures

From: Peri-prosthetic trans-patellar fractures after Total knee Arthroplasty: a case series and review of literature

Case

Age

(year)

Sex

Side

Implant

Cause

Association

Surface

TFITT (month)

aType

Treatment

1

68

F

L

Rotating platform PS knee

Fall

OA

Re

2

II

ORIF- CW + SE

2

65

F

L

PFC Sigma

Fall

OA

NRe

23

II

ORIF- SE + bracing

3

72

F

R

PFC Sigma + tibial stem

RRC

OA

NRe

8

I

ORIF – TBW + SE

4

64

F

L

PFC Sigma

RTA

OA

NRe

24

I

Cast

5

48

M

L

PFC Sigma

No trauma

RA

Re

15

I

Cast

6

69

M

R

PFC Sigma

No trauma

OA

NRe

12

II

ORIF – TBW + SE

Mean

64

      

14

  
  1. RA Rheumatoid arthritis, OA Osteoarthritits, Re Resurfaced patella, NRe Non-resurfaced patella, RRC Rising from a chair, TFITT Time from injuries to treatments; aOrtiguera and Berry classification; ORIF Open reduction and internal fixation, CW Cerclage wiring, TBW Tension band wiring, SE Suturing with Ethibond