Eighteen @entity1 with displaced patellar @entity174 were treated nonoperatively. All of the @entity174 were displaced by at least 1 cm. Ambulation and knee flexion were encouraged as soon as @entity158 permitted. Twelve of the @entity1 were limited in their activities by medical illnesses. Six of these @entity1 died, and the remaining @entity1 underwent follow-up for 2 years. No @entity1 had severe @entity158 , and only three had acquired significant limitations in their activities from their @entity174 . Nine @entity1 had either minimal or moderate activity restrictions. There were no complications from treatment. Nonoperative treatment is a reasonable option for displaced @entity174 , particularly in @entity1 whose activities are limited by @entity102 . Better results, however, are possible with operative treatment.

Nonoperative treatment of widely displaced XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity102 :: ('MESH:D002908', 'Disease') :: ['chronic illness'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['fractures', 'fractures of the patella']
@entity174 :: (MESH:D050723,Disease) :: ['patella fractures']
