Patella fractures are broken kneecaps. They’re most common in young adults and can be caused by direct knee trauma, a fall, or other accident.
They happen when the patella (the kneecap) separates from or is dislocated from its normal position on top of the tibia (the shinbone). The patella connects the thigh muscle to the shinbone, so keeping your knees strong is essential to prevent these injuries.
Patella fractures can also occur due to osteoarthritis, which causes inflammation and eventual destruction of cartilage in joints, including those in your knees.
Patella fractures are common injuries in athletes and others who put a lot of stress on their knees. They can occur while playing sports or exercising, often when one leg is planted firmly on the ground while the other leg moves quickly, causing the knee to twist outwards and break the bone below it.
Treatments for Patella Fractures
These are what you need to know about medical treatment for patella fractures:
Knee immobilization is when your doctor puts your knee in a cast and tells you to rest it for 4-6 weeks. The idea behind this treatment is that it will give your bones time to heal without moving around too much.
Surgery: If your doctor thinks surgery will help your injury heal faster, they might recommend this option. The surgeon will remove any loose fragments of bone and then use screws or plates to hold everything together until it heals.
Physical therapy: This is another way that doctors try to help their patients recover from a patella fracture faster than expected—by assisting them in moving their knee around as much as possible so that it doesn’t get stiff or lose range of motion during healing time (which could lead to arthritis later on down the line).
In rare cases, people with patella fractures may need an amputation if they have severe damage to their knee joint or have already had several previous surgeries that didn’t work well enough to keep them from having problems with walking painlessly again after this injury happened because it was so severe that there was no way around needing an amputation for them even stand up straight again without being in excruciating pain every day all day long!
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