Who is at Risk for Implant Irritation After Fixation of a Tibial Tubercle Fracture? A Multicenter Study.
Maxwell BE, Edobor-Osula OF, Blanco JS, Crawford LM, Greenhill DA, Griffith AH, Kaushal NK, Kell DM, Rashiwala A, Schlechter JA, Thomas ES, Tornberg HN, Williams BA, Patel NM.
Maxwell BE, et al.
J Pediatr Orthop. 2025 Jul 1;45(6):e520-e524. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002943. Epub 2025 Feb 21.
J Pediatr Orthop. 2025.
PMID: 39981943
Screw number, size, configuration, washer use, or pre-existing Osgood-Schlatter syndrome were not associated with symptomatic implants. When adjusting for confounders in multivariable analysis, white patients (OR: 3.2, 95% CI: 1.5-6.6; P =0.002) and those weighing <70 k …
Screw number, size, configuration, washer use, or pre-existing Osgood-Schlatter syndrome were not associated with symptomatic implant …