Rohil Singh Kakkar*

Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Sahyadri Hospital, Pune, India

*Corresponding Author: Rohil Singh Kakkar, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Sahyadri Hospital, Pune, India.

Received: September 29, 2022; Published: November 11, 2022

Abstract

Fractures of patella constitute up to 1% of all skeletal injuries with 70-80% of these having a transverse fracture pattern in adults with the absolute indication for surgical treatment being an extensor mechanism disruption [1-4,7]. The aim of surgical treatment in patella fracture is anatomical reduction, restoration of articular congruity, preserving patellar bone stock, and repairing the extensor mechanism. The modified tension band wiring (TBW) technique, which converts the tensile forces generated by the knee extensor into compressive forces at the joint line, has been widely acknowledged as the optimum treatment for displaced transverse patellar fractures due to its biomechanical superiority and economical benefits.

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Citation

Citation: Rohil Singh Kakkar. “Understanding the Basic Principles and Biomechanics of Patellar Modified Tension Band Wiring Surgery: are we on a Monotonous Path for Fixing Transverse Patellar Fractures?”.Acta Scientific Orthopaedics 5.12 (2022): 99-102.

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Copyright: © 2022 Rohil Singh Kakkar. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.