Sturdee Simon W, Templeton Peter A, Oxborrow Neil J
Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom.
J Orthop Trauma. 2002 Apr;16(4):272-3. doi: 10.1097/00005131-200204000-00009.
This case report describes the use of an absorbable suture for the fixation of a patella fracture in a child. In this case the fracture was held satisfactorily by the suture until union. This technique means that there is no need for a second operation to remove the fixation material.