M. Kosanovic et al., PATELLA FRACTURES ASSOCIATED WITH INJURIES OF THE KNEE LIGAMENT, Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery, 117(1-2), 1998, pp. 108-109
Concurrent fractures of the patella and knee ligament ruptures are rar
e. From September 1985 to November 1989, 112 fractures of the patella
were treated operatively at the Department of Traumatology at Celje Ge
neral Hospital. In six patients (5%), associated badly injured ligamen
ts of the knee joint were noted. During the operation, osteosynthesis
of the patella was performed after the injured ligaments had been reco
nstructed. It is essential to examine the knee ligaments under general
anesthesia before performing osteosynthesis of the patella. We have f
ound no reports on this uncommon injury in the literature.