Abstract:Objective To observe the clinical effect of nonabsorbable suture through transosseous repair in treatment of acute patellar dislocation combined with osteochondral fractures (OCFs).Methods Clinical data of 17 patients with acute patellar dislocation combined with OCFs diagnosed and treated from September 2016 to September 2019 were retrospectively analyzed, including 8 males and 9 females. The age ranged from 13 to 39 years, with an average of 20.3 years. There were 10 cases on the left and 7 cases on the right. Joint range of motion, single-leg long jump, thigh circumference quadriceps circumference, International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score, visual analogue scale (VAS) and Lysholm knee score were recorded.Results 17 patients were followed up 12~18 months, with an average of 15 months. CT reexamination at 12 months after surgery showed that all patients had osseous union without shedding of bone mass. At the last follow-up, the IKDC score, Lysholm knee score and VAS were significantly different from those before surgery (P < 0.05). At the last follow-up, there were no statistically significant difference in thigh circumference, single-leg long jump test and knee joint range of motion compared with the preoperative healthy side (P > 0.05).Conclusion The treatment of acute patellar dislocation combined with OCFs with nonabsorbable sutures through bone repair has satisfactory clinical efficacy, can obtain satisfactory fixation strength, OCFs can get bone union,no metal implants required secondary surgical removal, and the knee joint function is recovered well.