Open lateral femoral condyle fracture concomitant with a vertical patella fracture in an adolescent: A case report

E H Pasveer; S A Willems; I Beetz

doi:10.1016/j.tcr.2021.100575

Open lateral femoral condyle fracture concomitant with a vertical patella fracture in an adolescent: A case report

Trauma Case Rep. 2021 Dec 8:37:100575. doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2021.100575. eCollection 2022 Feb.

Authors

E H Pasveer¹, S A Willems¹, I Beetz¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Haga Teaching Hospital, The Hague, the Netherlands.

Abstract

We present the rare case of an open femoral condyle fracture (Gustilla IIIA) combined with a vertical patella fracture due to sharp injury after a traffic collision in a 17-year-old female. During subsequent operation, a locking compression plate was used for definitive fixation of the distal femur and the patella was reduced and fixated with two screws. Four months after surgery, the patient had practically full range of motion again and no secondary complications occurred. On control X-ray, there was consolidation of the fracture.

Keywords: Case report; Femoral fracture; Patella fracture; Trauma.

Publication types

Case Reports