ArticleCartilage2021
Return to Work Following Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy for Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis and Pain.
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- Tibial tubercle transfer leads to clinically relevant improvement in patients with patellar maltracking without instability: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Pooled it
- Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy: Indications, Outcomes, and Complications.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2024Review
- Defining the minimal clinically important difference for IKDC and KOOS scores for patients undergoing tibial tubercle osteotomy for patellofemoral pain or instability.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Varus osteotomy as a salvage procedure for young patients with symptomatic patellofemoral arthritis and valgus malalignment at short- to mid-term follow-up: a case series.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Article
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- Return to Work After Pectoralis Major Repair.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
- Arthroscopic Debridement, Facetectomy, and Synovectomy for Isolated Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis.Arthroscopy techniques · 2021Article
- Clinical Improvement Is Achieved Following Tibial Tubercle Distomedialization for Patellar Maltracking and Patella Alta Without Instability.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the ability of patients to return to work following anteromedialization (AMZ) tibial tubercle osteotomy (TTO) due to isolated patellofemoral osteoarthritis or pain.
methodsConsecutive patients undergoing AMZ TTO were reviewed retrospectively at a minimum of 1 year postoperatively. Patients completed a subjective work questionnaire, a visual analog scale for pain, as well as a Kujala questionnaire and satisfaction questionnaire.
resultsFifty-seven patients (61 knees; average age: 32.7 ± 9.6 years) were contacted at an average follow-up of 4.86 ± 2.84 years postoperatively. The preoperative Kujala score improved from 55.7 ± 17.8 to 84.6 ± 15.8 at final follow-up (
conclusionIn patients with focal patellofemoral osteoarthritis or pain, AMZ TTO provides a high rate of return to work (91.9%) by 2.8 ± 2.6 months postoperatively. Patients with higher intensity occupations may take longer to return to work than those with less physically demanding occupations. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III.
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