ZHANG Jian , WAN Shengyu , ZHONG Zeli , ZENG Jun , WU Chao , TAN Lun , LIN Xu
  • No.1 Department of Orthopedics, Zigong No.4 People’s Hospital, Zigong Sichuan, 643000, P.R.China;
LIN Xu, Email: med_linxu@163.com
Patellar fracture; improved surgery; Kirschner wire tension band; internal fixation
10.7507/1002-1892.202102065
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Objective To compare the effectiveness of improved and traditional Kirschner wire tension band fixation in treatment of type C patellar fractures.Methods Between January 2017 and January 2019, 26 patients with type C patellar fractures were treated with improved Kirschner wire tension band fixation (group A), and 24 patients were treated with traditional Kirschner wire tension band fixation (group B). There was no significant difference in gender, age, injury cause, disease duration, and side and type of fracture between 2 groups (P>0.05). The operation time, intraoperative blood loss, the visual analogue scale (VAS) scores at 1 and 3 days after operation, the fracture healing time, and the occurrence of complications (skin irritation of Kirschner wires, failure of internal fixation, fracture reduction loss) were recorded, and the knee function was evaluated by Lysholm scoring standard in 2 groups.Results The operation time in group A was significantly less than that in group B (t=−4.742, P=0.000). There was no significant difference in the intraoperative blood loss and VAS scores at 1 and 3 days after operation between 2 groups (P>0.05). All incisions healed by first intention. All patients were followed up 8-15 months, with an average of 11 months. The fracture healing time was (3.3±0.6) months in group A and (3.2±0.6) months in group B, showing no significant difference (t=0.589, P=0.559). At last follow-up, the knee joint function was evaluated according to Lysholm scoring standard. And there were 15 cases of excellent, 8 cases of good, and 3 cases of fair, with an excellent and good rate of 88.5% in group A; there were 8 cases of excellent, 7 cases of good, 7 cases of fair, and 2 cases of poor, with an excellent and good rate was 62.5%. The difference between 2 groups was significant (Z=2.828, P=0.005). The internal fixators were removed after the fracture healed in 2 groups. At last follow-up, no skin irritation of Kirschner wires occurred in group A, but 3 cases in group B. X-ray films reexamination showed that 5 cases of internal fixation failure and no fracture reduction loss were found in group A, while 9 cases of internal fixation failure and 1 case of fracture reduction loss in group B. The incidence of complications in group A was 19.2% (5/26), which was significantly lower than that in group B (54.2%, 13/24) (χ2=6.611, P=0.010).Conclusion Compared with the traditional Kirschner wire tension band fixation, the improved Kirschner wire tension band fixation in treatment of type C patellar fracture can shorten the operation time, reduce the incidence of complications, and benefit the functional recovery of knee joint.

Citation： ZHANG Jian, WAN Shengyu, ZHONG Zeli, ZENG Jun, WU Chao, TAN Lun, LIN Xu. Comparative study on the effectiveness of improved and traditional Kirschner wire tension band fixation in treatment of type C patellar fractures. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2021, 35(8): 994-999. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.202102065 Copy

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