Treatment of the Fracture of Knee in Our Clinic

Abstract

Follow up investigation on the fracture of knee was performed in 70 patients that were treated from 1955 through 1970 in our clinic. On the fracture of the knee except for patella, 16 cases were non-operatively and 23 cases were operatively treated. Ten cases out of 23 cases with operative management were applied to the K-U compression blade plate. It was clarified that the operative treatment with early movement and no plaster fixation gave the excellent result both anatomically (radiologically) and functionally. Regarding these point, it was proved that the K-U compression blade plate was one of the most excellent ideal tools.
On the fracture of the patella, 31 patient were treated in our clinic. Some of them were excellently trated using the wire acording to the Pauwels' method.
The fracture of the knee inclusive of patella should be treated according to not only anatomical but also functional standpoint, and especially in order to obtain the functional reduction, it might be necessary the useful rehabilitation planning.