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Divergent K-wires in the sagittal plane have minimal impact on fixation stability and the resulting early clinical outcomes in patients with transverse patellar fractures

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-026-10284-3

Published Online: 2026-07-28

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Authors

Guo, Yong

Chen, Qian

Wan, Shengyu

Jia, Lijunpeng

Zhang, Jian

Wu, Chao

Ding, Zhipu

Guo, Yong

Li, Jingchi
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Article History

Received: 3 February 2026

Accepted: 22 July 2026

First Online: 28 July 2026

Declarations

Ethics approval and consent to participate: Approval for this study was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Zigong Fourth People’s Hospital (2026-082), which determined that it complied with the relevant principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.

Consent for publication: As this was a purely retrospective study, no additional interventions or examinations were performed on the included patients. Therefore, the ethics committee approved the study protocol and waived the requirement for informed consent.

Conflict of interest: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies, whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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