Patellar Fracture Fixation

Patellar fracture fixation
Patellar fracture fixation

Illustration showing the essential procedural steps for transverse patellar fracture fixation recommended by Tian et al (2011). The pen and ink style is clean and readable, and also allows the image to be produced efficiently so that similar commissions may be affordable to academic clients.

Reference: Tian, Y., Zhou, F., Hongquan, J., Zhang, Z., & Guo, Y. (2011). Cannulated screw and cable are superior to modified tension band in the treatment of transverse patella fractures. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 469, 3429-3435. doi: 10.1007/s11999-011-1913-z