Causes, diagnosis and treatment methods

The patella bone is a round, triangular bone that protects the front of the knee joint. There are many reasons that lead to a broken bone, which we will learn about in the following lines.

Causes of a patella fracture

The patella is a thick bone that aims to protect the knee joint and help the anterior thigh muscle in straightening the knee. It contracts and pulls the kneecap upward, thus tightening the kneecap tendon that holds the tibia bone, thus straightening the knee.

The most important causes of patella fracture are the following:

     Sudden contraction of the anterior thigh muscle.

     Severe collision with solid objects while falling to the ground or as a result of an accident.

     Poor bone structure due to osteoporosis, bone infection, or tumors.

Symptoms of a scaphoid bone fracture

If the patella is fractured, the patient feels the following:

     Severe pain in the knee joint.

     Inability to bend the joint.

     Sudden swelling in the joint area.

     Inability to raise the leg.

Diagnosis of a patella fracture

During the clinical examination and performing the leg raising and hanging in the air test, the doctor can diagnose a fracture of the scaphoid bone, in addition to needing to perform an x-ray of the knee to determine the type of fracture.

Treatment of patella fracture

A patella fracture has many forms. It may be stable without moving the patella bone, which is a condition that does not require surgical intervention. Rather, it only requires placing the knee in a cast until it heals on its own.

However, if the fracture is unstable – that is, the knee bone has moved from its place – then treatment requires surgical intervention.

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