title: Patellar fracture following surgery for patellar instability.
abstract: We present a case of patellar fracture in a teenager that followed a soft tissue realignment surgery for patellar instability. We propose that this fracture was due to disruption of the blood supply to the patella as a result of the procedure. To our knowledge this complication, which has been documented following Total Knee Arthroplasty, has not been documented in the English literature before.
authors.affiliation: Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull HU3 2JZ, 57, Cliftonville Court, Northampton, UK. vanithakumar@hotmail.com
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Muthukumar
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Angus
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010329:Patella / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D031222:Patellar Dislocation / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications