ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2024
Reliability of Tibial Tubercle-Trochlear Groove Distance for Assessing Tibial Tubercle Lateralization: A Study Comparing Different Anatomic References.
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- A Multiplanar Reformatting Technique to Correct for Scanner Misalignment During Computed Tomography Measurement of Tibial Tuberosity-Trochlear Groove Distance.Arthroscopy techniques · 2026Article
- Associations between TT-TG distance and rotational and coronal alignment in recurrent patellar dislocation.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Influence of the screw-home mechanism on TT-TG distance: a 3D kinematic simulation study.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2026Article
- Ultrasound-measured patellar tendon-trochlear groove distance: A reliable and valid method with moderate correlation to computed tomography-based knee lateralization parameters.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Predicting two-year return-to-sport failure after medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction in patellar dislocation patients with bone abnormalities.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
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- The Tibial Tuberosity-Tibial Intercondylar Midpoint Distance: Response.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- The Tibial Tuberosity-Tibial Intercondylar Midpoint Distance: Letter to the Editor.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: The tibial tubercle-trochlear groove (TT-TG) distance is a measurement used to quantitatively assess tibial tubercle lateralization (TTL), and it has important reference value for the treatment of patellar dislocation (PD). However, TT-TG distance accuracy has been questioned, so many new parameters have been proposed. Purpose: To compare which of the TT-TG, tibial tubercle-midepicondyle (TT-ME), tibial tubercle-Roman arch (TT-RA), tibial tubercle-tibial intercondylar midpoint (TT-TIM), and tibial tubercle-mid inter-epicondyle trochlea intersection (TT-MIELTI) distances better reflect TTL in patients with PD. Study Design: Cohort study (diagnosis); Level of evidence, 3. Methods: A total of 96 patients who had undergone surgery for PD and 96 patients without PD (controls) were included in the study. The patients had all undergone computed tomography examination. The TT-TG, TT-ME, TT-RA, TT-TIM, TT-MIELTI distances and the TTL distance were measured independently by 2 surgeons in a blinded and randomized fashion. The Results: The intra- and interobserver reliability of the defined measurements was excellent. All parameters except for TT-TIM distance were significantly larger in the PD group than the control group ( Conclusion: Among 5 the parameters tested, the TT-TG distance still had the highest correlation with TTL and was able to reflect TTL better in patients with PD. The role of TT-TIM distance in the assessment of PD needs further study.
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