Abstract

It can be a direct injury to the patella as in a blow to the patella which happens commonly in the injury to the knee because of the more superficial location and the meager soft tissue cover over the patella. Direct injuries can be low or high energy depending upon the mechanism involved. After obtaining institutional ethics committee clearance and written informed consent, patients attending the OPD of Orthopaedics department, satisfying the inclusion/ exclusion criteria, were enrolled in the study. As soon as the patient was admitted, a detailed history was taken and a meticulous examination of the patient was done. The required information was recorded and proforma was prepared. Radiographs were taken in approximate views and diagnosis was established by clinical and radiological means. Study reveals that 24 (60.0%) of patients had radiological union by 8 weeks, 6 (15%) patients by 9 weeks, 7 patients (17.5%) by 10 weeks and 03 (7.5%) patients by 12 weeks. And there was no statistical significant difference of duration radiological union in weeks between the groups A and B.

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