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Rubens Rosso Nadal1,2, Vinícius Canello Kuhn1,2, Alexandre Codevilla Teixeira1,2
1Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia de Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil.
Objective:
To evaluate and compare the values of the patellar tendon-trochlear groove (PT-TG) distance in individuals with and without patellar instability. Additionally, we aimed to define a cut-off value for the pathological limit of the PT-TG through nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with patellar instability.
Methods:
The PT-TG distance of 52 knees was measured in 48 individuals with objective patellar instability (instability group) by MRI. These measurements were compared with those made in 50 knees of 44 individuals without a history of patellar instability (control group).
Results:
The PT-TG distance in the instability group (20.6 ± 5.0 mm) was greater than in the control group (11.8 ± 3.4 mm; p < 0.001). A value of 15.5 mm was determined as the pathological limit, with an accuracy of 81.4%, in MRI exams.
Conclusion:
Individuals with patellar instability have statistically higher measurements of PT-TG when compared with patients without it. Therefore, values higher than 15.5 mm for PT-TG seen in MRI exams represent a pathological lateralization force of the extensor mechanism related to patellar instability.
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