title: Treatment of an intraoperative patellar fracture during revision total knee arthroplasty.
abstract: An intraoperative vertical patellar fracture occurred through a central osteolytic defect during removal of a metal-backed patellar component. The fracture was treated successfully with cerclage wire fixation and implantation of a cemented patellar component.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA.
authors.forename: Jill J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Gelinas
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Ries
mesh_terms: D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D002484:Cementation; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010329:Patella / Q000293:injuries*; D012086:Reoperation