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However, progression to reconstructive surgery is not fully characterized. This study investigates the risk of progression to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) following patella fractures and assesses whether initial operative versus nonoperative management impacts this risk.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We retrospectively analyzed TKA progression in patients with patella fractures using synthetic data from a large Level I academic trauma center (1996\u20132024). Patients were identified by historic diagnostic codes for patella fractures and TKA. Age-stratified TKA rates were compared to published national data, and indirect standardization was used to calculate the age-adjusted standardized incidence ratio (SIR), risk difference (RD), and attributable risk percent (AR%).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 3212 native patella fractures, 263 patients (8.2%) later underwent TKA. The mean age at fracture was 58.1\u00a0years (SD 17.5) with a mean time to TKA of 4.1\u00a0years (SD 4.9). The SIR for TKA was 1.6 (95% CI 1.3\u20131.9), RD 3.1%, and AR% 37.2%. In the 406 operatively treated fractures (mean age 55.3\u00a0years, SD 18.6; 60.8% female), TKA occurred in 5.4% (SIR 1.4, 95% CI 0.9\u20132.2), compared to 8.6% in the 2,806 nonoperatively treated fractures (mean age 58.5\u00a0years, SD 17.4; 61.8% female; SIR 2.1, 95% CI 1.8\u20132.3) (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.04).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Individuals with patella fractures face an increased lifetime risk of advanced joint degeneration and subsequent TKA compared to the general population, with nonoperative treatment linked to a higher risk than operative management. 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