title: A new reduction technique for a patellar fracture.
abstract: We report 4 cases of patellar fracture with skin injury over the patella which were treated operatively immediately after onset with a new reduction technique using Ilizarov pins. This technique made it possible to perform early operative treatment even in the cases with skin injury over the patella which prevents conventional surgical approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kyoritsu Hospital, Kitakyusyu, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ariyoshi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hiraoka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sonoda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Soh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imamura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Imayama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimokobe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010329:Patella / Q000293:injuries*