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Statistical analysis was run to determine if there was a significant difference in range of knee motion and rate of major complications. Of the 248 patients, 149 were young and 99 were older. The mean age of the old group was 74.5\u2009\u00b1\u20096.7 and the mean age of the young group was 50\u2009\u00b1\u200912. Fracture pattern and BMI were the same across the groups. However, the old group had a higher average Charlson Comorbitiy Index (CCI) (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Additionally, the groups had similar length of follow-up (p\u2009=\u20090.693) and similar mean time to radiographic healing (p\u2009=\u20090.533). Older patients had limited knee extension at 6 months compared with young patients (p\u2009=\u20090.031). Finally, old patients had a higher rate of all complications compared with young patients. About 2% of old patients developed a fracture-related infection (FRI), 4% developed a symptomatic nonunion, and 11% were underwent reoperation including removal of hardware, total knee replacement, irrigation and debridement, and manipulation under anesthesia. Complication rates following patella fracture fixation in older patients were worse than young patients, despite having similar injury patterns, surgical treatment, and follow-up. 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