Whether to take the internal fixation one year after the patella fracture surgery should be determined according to the patient’s fracture recovery, under normal circumstances, the fracture can be removed after complete recovery, if the recovery is not good or the patient’s physical condition is poor, then the removal should be delayed or not taken.
Most of the patella fracture surgery to take Kirschner’s pin tension band internal fixation, with the knee joint activities, patella fracture healing, Kirschner’s pin and tension band no longer play a role in fixation, one year after the operation, by X-ray review, if the fracture line disappeared fracture healing is good, you can take out the internal fixation.
If the fracture healing is not good, or the patient’s physical condition is poor, such as severe heart disease patients or elderly people who can not tolerate the operation, it is necessary to delay the removal or not.
After patella fracture surgery, patients should have regular checkups in the hospital, and after the fracture has healed, the internal fixation should be taken out by a professional doctor according to the condition.