Tension band wiring versus suture anchoring for inferior pole patellar fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Yen-Yun Cheng, Ting-Yu Tu, Kai-Cheng Lin, Chun-Yu Chen · 2026
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Yen-Yun Cheng, Ting-Yu Tu, Kai-Cheng Lin, and Chun-Yu Chen compare two ways to fix a broken kneecap, in a 2026 review. Breaks at the lower tip of the kneecap are crumbly and hard to hold. The standard fix loops wire around the bone, but the hardware can poke and irritate. A newer fix uses suture anchors, small plugs that grip the bone and hold stitches.
The team pooled five studies with more than two hundred patients. The anchor group scored a bit better on function and bent the knee further, and suffered far fewer complications after surgery, two against twenty-three. Surgery time, blood loss, healing time, and kneecap shape measures matched between groups. The authors call the anchor method a sound alternative, while noting its functional edge is modest and the studies were few.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yen-Yun Cheng, Ting-Yu Tu, Kai-Cheng Lin, Chun-Yu Chen |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |