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Patella

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma: January 2018 - Volume 32 - Issue - p S45-S48
doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000001059
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34A

Type: Patella, extraarticular fracture 34A

Qualificationsare optional and applied to the fracture code where the asterisk is located as a lower-case letter within rounded brackets. More than one qualification can be applied for a given fracture classification, separated by a comma. For a more detailed explanation, see the compendium introduction.

34B

Type: Patella, partial articular, sagittal fracture 34B

Group: Patella, partial articular, sagittal, lateral fracture 34B1

Group: Patella, partial articular, sagittal, medial fracture 34B2

34C

Type: Patella, complete articular, frontal/coronal fracture 34C

Group: Patella, complete articular, frontal/coronal, simple fracture 34C1

Qualificationsare optional and applied to the fracture code where the asterisk is located as a lower-case letter within rounded brackets. More than one qualification can be applied for a given fracture classification, separated by a comma. For a more detailed explanation, see the compendium introduction.

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