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Traumatic knee injury resulting from a direct fall on the right knee.
Patient Data
Age: 65 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Patellar fracture
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Transverse two-part patellar fracture with displacement and retraction of the proximal fractured fragment.
Case Discussion
Patellar fractures are common findings in direct falls on the knee or due to dashboard injury.
They can be categorized based on the type of fracture in 3 types:
type A: longitudinal fracture
type B: transverse fracture
type C: comminuted fracture