Fracture of patella, hardware failure

CASE

The fractured patella was sutured by cerclage and two K-wires, which later detached from the distal fragment, allowing distraction of the two fragments.

Tags:  Extremity  Bone
Radiology image - Fracture of patella, hardware failure: Extremity, Bone: X-ray - Plain radiograph

Fracture of patella, hardware failure

Fracture of patella, hardware failure: X-ray - Plain radiographFracture of patella, hardware failure: X-ray - Plain radiograph
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