Fractures of the Knee

How are knee fractures treated?

Depending on the features, fractures of the knee bones (femur, tibia and patella) can be treated with or without surgery to approach and fix the bone fragments.
Currently, there are plates and screws that allow minimal cutting and high fixation strength, even for bones with osteoporosis.
It is important to remember that injury of ligaments , cartilage and meniscus can simultaneously occur in some fractures.
Do not wait to seek medical care, especially in cases of open fracture (when there is communication between the fracture and the skin and contamination by microorganisms occurs) and compartment syndrome (swelling of soft parts that impairs blood circulation and cause severe pain).