A variety of other fixation methods have been used on the patellar side, some of which have also been employed on the tibial side, including tension band fixation, suture fixation with or without ...

Patients with isolated displace patella fractures who underwent either open reduction and internal fixation or partial patellectomy experienced similar final range of motion, functional scores and ...

Patellar fixation was achieved via biotenodesis screw, and femoral fixation was achieved at the adductor tubercle via interference screw.

October 5, 2010 (San Francisco, California) — Children with patellar instability have good short-term results after reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL), according to a ...

Upward fixation of the patella (known as locking patella/stifle) is a fairly common condition that occurs when this natural locking mechanism fails to unlock spontaneously.

Q. I have a three-year-old ID X TB mare who, after an injury to her hind leg last August (and subsequent loss of condition), started to display fixation of the patella.