PatellarTape System

The PatellarTape System comprises a wide open weave Poly-Tape prosthesis with associated instrumentation and optional Fastlok titanium alloy staple to repair a ruptured patellar tendon, without the need to harvest autogenous tissue.

Indications

The use of the Poly-Tape for patellar tendon reconstruction is particularly recommended for the following types of cases:

where the diagnosis of rupture is delayed;
ruptures where prolonged immobilization would be undesirable;
patients who have a total knee arthroplasty in situ;
cases where a previous patellectomy has been performed;
complex patellar fractures (although no surgical technique is described in this manual).

Benefits

it provides excellent intrinsic strength and allows early mobilization;
the use of metalwork and wire cerclage is unnecessary and the associated high complication rate and problems of secondary removal are thus avoided;
the prosthesis carries none of the risks or availability problems of allograft;
there is no donor site morbidity as encountered with autograft;
it is a simple, easy to learn technique with a low complication rate.

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