Table 1.
Age (Years) | Injury Mechanism | Fixation Method | Remarks | |
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Mounasamy et al. [5] | 49 | Fall from ladder | Plate and screws | Immobilized in a knee brace for three weeks |
Pires et al [6]. | 62 | Direct injury | Lag screw | Immobilized with a long brace for six weeks |
Choi et al. [2] | 67 | Direct injury | Two suture anchor and fiber-tape | Functional brace for four weeks; 0 to 30° at first week, 0 to 120° at four weeks |
Brown et al. [1] | 86 | Fall with twist | Screw and spike | Second fall caused implant loosening. |
Tendon repair using suture anchor at the second surgery. | Immobilized with a cylindrical cast for four weeks and changed to a genu brace. | |||
K AJ et al. [3] | 88 | Fall with twist | Lag screw and tension band wiring | Immobilized with an extension splint for six weeks and tolerable weight bearing. |
Raad et al. [7] | 54 | Fall with twist | Lag screw and tension band wiring | Underlying Paget’s disease. Immobilized with a cast for six weeks and non-weight bearing. Changed to functional brace with progressive weight-bearing until 12 weeks. |