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In the latter research, patella fractures if treated surgically present an overall inferior functional outcome. Little is known about the influence of the postoperative patella height on the clinical outcome. Therefore, the aim of our study was to analyse the influence of the patella height on the patients\u2019 functional outcome after surgery.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>In this retrospective study the in-house trauma register of our level I University trauma center was screened for patients suffering patella fractures treated surgically. Patella height of the same patients was evaluated on lateral X-rays using the Insall\u2013Salvati Ratio (ISR). The patients\u2019 X-rays were analyzed at two time points for the ISR, whereas group A presents ISR data right after surgery and group B data at the latest follow up (minimum 6\u00a0weeks). The change of mean ISR at both time points was tested for significance. The functional outcome was measured by the \u201cMunich Knee Questionaire\u201d (MKQ). These MKQ results of different patella heights and fracture types were compared.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The screening of our in-house trauma register revealed 375 patients between the years 2003 and 2016. Out of these 54 patients (34f, 20\u00a0m) were enrolled. In detail the follow-up time for ISR between group A and B accounted for a mean of 503.8\u2009\u00b1\u2009655.7\u00a0days. The MKQ was assessed at a mean of 1367.0\u2009\u00b1\u20091042.8\u00a0days after surgery. According to the AO-classification 10% AO.34 type B and 90% AO.34 type C fractures were found. Group A showed in 9.1% a patella baja and in 27.3% a patella alta compared to group B presenting 20.0% patella baja and 14.5% patella alta. There was no significant difference in functional outcome referring to the MKQ in patella alta (MKQ 69.0%\u2009\u00b1\u200918.2) or baja (MKQ 67.1%\u2009\u00b1\u200917.9) (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.9). No significant functional difference between AO34.type B (MKQ 74.5%\u2009\u00b1\u200911.0) and AO34.type C fractures (MKQ 64.0%\u2009\u00b1\u200915.0) resulted (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.1).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Our results demonstrate that different postoperative patella heights apparently do not influence the functional outcome in the short follow-up.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00402-021-03871-7","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,6]],"date-time":"2021-04-06T21:02:58Z","timestamp":1617742978000},"page":"1557-1561","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["Influence of patella height after patella fracture on clinical outcome: a 13-year period"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"142","author":[{"given":"Pesch","family":"Sebastian","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Zyskowski","family":"Michael","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Greve","family":"Frederik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"M\u00fcller","family":"Michael","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wurm","family":"Marcus","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Cr\u00f6nlein","family":"Moritz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Biberthaler","family":"Peter","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kirchhoff","family":"Chlodwig","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,6]]},"reference":[{"issue":"10","key":"3871_CR1","first-page":"987","volume":"76","author":"M Galla","year":"2005","unstructured":"Galla M, Lobenhoffer P (2005) Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen. 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