Fig 1.
A: Insert the cable tie anchor vertically into the transverse section of the proximal patellar fracture. B, C: Use suture anchors to cross-stitch and secure the fractured patellar inferopolar fragment to the patellar ligament. D: Schematic diagram illustrating the crisscross fixation of the patellar inferopolar fracture using the cable tie anchor.
Fig 2.
A patient is a 56-year-old male who sustained a comminuted fracture of the left patellar inferopolar region due to a fall.
A: Preoperative left knee joint X-ray anteroposterior and lateral views. B: On the first day postoperative, anteroposterior and lateral X-ray images of the left knee joint were taken, and the anchor pin was not visualized on the X-ray. C: Eight months postoperative, anteroposterior and lateral X-rays of the left knee joint show that the fracture has clinically healed according to the standards. D: Functional status of the left knee joint mobility at eight months postoperatively.
Table 1.
Clinical results.