title: Osteoarthritis knee with patellar fracture in the elderly: single-stage fixation and total knee arthroplasty.
abstract: Periarticular fractures that occur in a previously osteoarthritic knee, especially in an elderly patient, will be associated with other comorbidities and is a treatment challenge. Early mobilization is a key treatment principle in the geriatric population. We present a case report of an elderly diabetic patient with osteoarthritis of the knee joint who sustained a patellar fracture and was treated with single-stage primary total knee arthroplasty and fixation of the patellar fracture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, Jung-Gu, Daejeon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Sibin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Surendran
authors.forename: Yassir Hussain
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Pengatteeri
authors.forename: Sang Eun
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Patinharayil
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gopinathan
authors.forename: Jun-Dong
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Chang Whan
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000601:surgery*; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013537:Sutures