Objective: To describe the clinical and paraclinical characteristics of patients with patellar fractures treated at Can Tho Central General Hospital from 2021 to 2024.
Subjects and methods: A retrospective study of patients with confirmed patellar fractures who underwent surgical treatment and met the inclusion criteria.
Results: The study included 47 patients, with the 41–60 age group accounting for the highest proportion (51.06%), and males slightly predominating (53.19%). The main causes were domestic accidents (48.94%) and traffic accidents (44.68%). Direct trauma was overwhelmingly predominant (85.11%). Left-sided patellar fractures were more common (57.45%), and closed fractures accounted for 70.21%. Clinically, all patients presented with loss of knee function and inability to perform a straight-leg raise (100%), followed by swelling (97.87%) and marked tenderness (95.74%). X-ray findings showed that type B fractures were the most common (46.81%), followed by type C (19.15%) and type E (17.02%).
Conclusion: Patellar fractures were mainly caused by domestic accidents and direct trauma, occurred more frequently on the left side, and were mostly closed fractures, predominantly type B and C lesions. Patients commonly presented with complete loss of knee function, significant pain, and marked swelling around the knee.