ArticleArthroscopy techniques2022
Patellar Tendon Imbrication for the Treatment of Patella Alta in Skeletally Immature Patients.
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- Patellar Tendon Imbrication With a Double-Row Configuration for the Treatment of Patella Alta in Skeletally Immature Patients.Arthroscopy techniques · 2026Article
- Surgical Techniques to Address Patellofemoral Instability: An Individualized Approach.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Efficacy of Transection-Free Patellar Tendon Imbrication Technique for the Correction of Patella Alta.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Distally Based Patella Tendon Shortening With Medial Patellotibial Ligament Reconstruction.Arthroscopy techniques · 2024Article
- Proximal bone block with distal screw trajectory improves mechanical stability during distalization tibial tubercle osteotomy.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
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Abstract
Patella alta is a major contributor to recurrent patellar instability, which is commonly seen in young athletes. Distalizing tibial tubercle osteotomy has been used for the correction of patella alta and patellar instability, but this procedure is contraindicated in the skeletally immature patient population, as it could lead to growth arrest of the proximal tibial physes. We propose a patellar tendon imbrication technique as a soft-tissue alternative to tibial tubercle osteotomy. When used with concomitant medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction, we suggest this procedure may prove beneficial for the treatment of patellar instability in skeletally immature patients.
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