Reoperation for painful hardware after ORIF of patella fractures, are some constructs better?
Poster Presentation Number: P517 Location: Venetian/Sands EXPO Hall D Trauma Roy W Sanders, MD Tampa FL George John Haidukewych, MD Orlando FL Henry Claude Sagi, MD Tampa FL Joshua Langford, MD Orlando FL Patients treated with a cannulated screw tension band had a significantly lower rate of reoperation for hardware pain. This remains our technique of choice for displaced patella fractures. There is a paucity of literature comparing outcomes of different fixation techniques for displaced patella fractures. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether fixation technique had an impact on complication rates. Between 1991 and 2005, 239 operative patella fractures were identified. Any patient with a vertical fracture or a partial patellectomy was excluded, leaving 148 fractures in 136 patients. Three fixation techniques were utilized: standard tension band with k-wires (TB), cannulated screw tension band (CSTB), and longitudinal anterior banding with cerclage (LAB/C). Follow up was pos
