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Joseph Temperato1, Clayton W Nuelle1,2
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, U.S.A.
Abstract:
Patellofemoral instability is a common cause of knee pain that can lead to long-standing pain, chondral injury, recurrent dislocations, and degenerative changes if not treated appropriately. Tibial tubercle osteotomy is indicated when there is anatomy predisposing to patellar maltracking and instability, namely abnormal patellar height or tibial tubercle location. In this Technical Note, we describe a technique for tibial tubercle anteriorization and distalization as part of the overall treatment algorithm for patellar instability with associated patella alta. This method of tibial tubercle osteotomy reliably produces anterior and distal translation of the patella to correct patellar height and decrease contact pressure across the patellofemoral joint.
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