title: [Indications for the conservative treatment of patella fractures].
abstract: It is uncontested that most patellar fractures have to be treated by open reduction and internal fixation. Nevertheless, there are well-defined types of patellar fractures in which such a procedure is unnecessary, either because the fracture is stable or because the retropatellar surface is intact. In these fractures internal fixation would constitute overtreatment; conservative treatment yields good results in such cases.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie Augsburg.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Braun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006395:Hemarthrosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Indikation zur konservativen Behandlung von Patellafrakturen.