Author/Editor		Kosanović, M; Komadina, R; Batišta, M
Title		Patella fractures associated with injuries of the knee ligament
Type		članek
Source		Arch Orthop Trauma Surg
Vol. and No.		Letnik 117
Publication year		1998
Volume		str. 108-9
Language		eng
Abstract		Concurrent fractures of the patella and knee ligament reptures are rare. From September 1985 to November 1989, 112 fractures of the patella were treated operatively at the Department of Traumatology at Celje General Hospital. In six patients (5%), associated badly injured ligaments of the knee joint were noted. During the operation, osteosynthesis of the patella was performed after the injured ligaments had been reconstructed. It is essential to examine the knee ligaments under general anesthesia before performing osteosynthesis of the patella. We have found no reports on this uncommon injury in the literature.
Descriptors		PATELLA LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR KNEE INJURIES FRACTURES