FRACTURES OF THE PATELLA
- 20 June 1936
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 106 (25) , 2121-2125
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1936.02770250005002
Abstract
It is our purpose in this paper to present a new conception of the treatment of the acute fracture of the patella. The ideas herein set forth have been used in a sufficient number of instances in a large charity service and in the private practice of one of us (W. E. B.) to warrant our bringing them to the attention of those treating this type of injury. That the treatment of fractures of the patella is still open for discussion is attested by the number of procedures recently devised for dealing with the condition. It is noteworthy that all the newer methods aim at a more rapid restoration of the patient to economic usefulness.1 Following the lead of Gallie and LeMesurier,2procedures using fascial transplants have been described by Allen,3Haggart,4and Leavitt.5They all involve the preparation of another operative field to obtainKeywords
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