Assessment Results of Patellar Fracture Treatment after Tension Band Wiring

Background: to assess the results of patellar fracture treatment by tension band wiring. materials and methods: this retrospective study was performed to evaluate clinical and radiological results of patellar fracture during past 6 years.results: twenty four patients were participated in follow-up. union was occurred in the mean time of 2.67±0.61 months. falling down and direct trauma were the most common cause of fracture. most common complications were thigh muscle atrophy and pin irritation. excellent and good results in 87.5% and fair results in 12.5% of the patients were seen.conclusion: fixation of patellar fractures with tension band wiring was associated with a high rate of union.