The early diagnosis and treatment of sleeve fractures of the patella in children / 中华创伤骨科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the effects of the early diagnosis and treatment of sleeve fractu re of patella in children.Methods The retrospection study was done to a nalyse the effects of the diagnosis a nd treatment of ten samples of sleeve fr acture of patella in our hospital fro m 1993to 2001.Results The diagnosis was confirmed by the characteristic s of the tension swelling of the knee,high position of the patella and a sle eve fractured fragment in the patella.T he operations were the main initial t reatment to regain the proper reduction.After 4weeksfixation the patients did knee exerc ises.And the curative effects were q uite good.Conclusion The sleeve fracture of the patella in children is easy to be misdiagnosed o r missed because of the cartilage.So it is the more important to be able to con duct an early diagnosis and treatmen t for the better prognosis.