We have seen an increase of patellar fractures . This is one of the skeletal segments with worst reported results after open reduction and internal fixation. The trend in this kind of fractures goes towards a rigid fixation with new angular stable plates without discarding the classic constructions. This talk focuses in the trans operative radiological evaluation of the patient so the chosen construct reaches top results and avoids complications such as symptomatic hardware and loss of reduction.

Igor Escalante is a Venezuelan/Spanish orthopaedic surgeon and AO Trauma international faculty , working in academic sector. is the vice chair of the Orthopaedic surgery program at HUC in Caracas. With 20+ years of practice. Active member of ACTUAR, SLAOT and AO Trauma Latin America. Research fellow at ARI in 2018. Current projects include AO Ped Ortho, INORMUS, among others.