Management of Patella Fracture Nonunion and Large Bone Defect After Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autograft: A Case Report.

Justin-Pierre Lorange Dena Bakhsh Carl Laverdière Yousef Marwan Gregory K Berry

Published in: JBJS case connector (2022)

Many intraoperative and postoperative risk factors for iatrogenic patella fracture when harvesting BTB autograft were identified. Surgeons should be aware of technical skills needed to prevent this complication and should treat the fracture appropriately to avoid nonunion and optimize the outcome.

Keyphrases

anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
bone mineral density
soft tissue
bone loss
patients undergoing
hip fracture
total knee arthroplasty
body composition
energy transfer