Abstract
The patella is a sesamoid bone which develops within the tendon of the quadriceps muscle. Any fracture which results in displacement of the fragments in the longitudinal axis represents a disruption of the quadriceps mechanism.
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Müller ME, Allgöwer M, Schneider R, Willenegger H (1979) Manual of internal fixation, 2nd edn. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York, pp 42–47
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Schatzker, J. (1987). Fractures of the Patella. In: The Rationale of Operative Fracture Care. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02483-6_15
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