. A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations. Fracture of Patella. Ossification of upper poi^tion ofligamentuni patellae. FRACTURES OF THE PATELLA. 413 Once I found ossification of the upper half of the ligamentum patellae.(Plate XXIV.) On the first attempts to use the limb, whether these are made promptlyor only after a month or two, the joint is found to be very stiff, butusually the range increases quite rapidly and full active flexion andextension are ultimately re-established. In a certain, not large, pro-portion of cases there is notable loss of function : either inability fullyt
. A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations. Fracture of Patella. Ossification of upper poi^tion ofligamentuni patellae. FRACTURES OF THE PATELLA. 413 Once I found ossification of the upper half of the ligamentum patellae.(Plate XXIV.) On the first attempts to use the limb, whether these are made promptlyor only after a month or two, the joint is found to be very stiff, butusually the range increases quite rapidly and full active flexion andextension are ultimately re-established. In a certain, not large, pro-portion of cases there is notable loss of function : either inability fullyto flex, or almost complete loss of active extension although the jointis freely movable, or inability to make complete active extension, thelimb remaining slightly flexed. These disabilities coincide with and presumably depend upon thevarying conditions of the fragments and uniting bond which have beendescribed. Inability to flex appears to be largely due to retraction of the portionof the capsule attached to the upper fragment and of the fascia lat
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