Clinical Outcomes of Cannulated Screws versus Ring Pin versus K-Wire with Tension Band Fixation Techniques in the Treatment of Transverse Patellar Fractures: A Case-Control Study with Minimum 2-Year Follow-Up
Table 1
Demographics and injury-related data of 90 study participants, stratified by fixation type.
Characteristics
KTB ()
CSTB ()
RPTB ()
value
Demographic
Age, years
0.476
Gender
0.853
Male
21 (70.0%)
20 (66.7%)
22 (73.3%)
Female
9 (30.0%)
10 (33.3%)
8 (26.7%)
BMI group, no. (%)
0.600
Normal ()
10 (33.3%)
12 (40.0%)
13 (43.3%)
Overweight ()
17 (56.7%)
16 (53.3%)
12 (40.0%)
Obesity ()
3 (10.0%)
2 (6.7%)
5 (16.7%)
Injury-related data
AO/OTA classification
0.506
34-C1
24 (80.0%)
20 (66.7%)
22 (73.3%)
34-C2
6 (20.0%)
10 (33.3%)
8 (26.7%)
Fracture side
0.561
Left
18 (60.0%)
15 (50.0%)
14 (46.7%)
Right
12 (40.0%)
15 (50.0%)
16 (53.3%)
Injury mechanism, no. (%)
0.539
Low-energy fracture
27 (90.0%)
25 (83.3%)
24 (80.0%)
High-energy fracture
3 (10.0%)
5 (16.7%)
6 (20.0%)
KTB: K-wire with tension band; CSTB: cannulated screws with tension band; CPTB: cable pin with tension band; BMI: body mass index. Values are presented as the number (%). Age is presented as the .
