A rare case of osteonecrosis of patella following quadriceps distractive lengthening for neglected non-union patella

Neglected patella fracture non-unions are extremely rare and contraction of the quadriceps femoris muscle makes it immensely difficult to operate non-union patella after a long time. A case of mid patella fracture which was neglected for 18 months is presented. The patient had a history of trauma to...

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Main Authors: Vaibhav Sahu, Nitesh Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-08-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773157X25000396
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