Locking knee after intra-articular migration of broken patella tension band wire: an extraordinary intra-articular migration via pseudarthrosis line.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Fixation of displaced patella fractures with tension band wiring is a commonly performed technique. Broken metal wires after such surgeries are not uncommon, however, intra-articular wire migration after failure of the tension band wires in the patella is uncommon and rarely described. In this study, we report a case of locking knee symptoms secondary to the migration of a broken patella wire into the knee joint through the pseudarthrosis line.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Wires
- Foreign-Body Migration
- Fractures, Comminuted
- Knee Joint
- Patella
Anatomy
- knee