Anterior Compartment Sparing Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy Using Back-Cut Technique.

Raahil Patel, Richard J Rivera, Sunny Parekh, Brandon Cabarcas, Brent Hill, Rachel Carlson, Neil Kumar

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Raahil PatelDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.

Richard J RiveraDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.

Sunny ParekhDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.

Brandon CabarcasDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.

Brent HillDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.

Rachel CarlsonFlorida Orthopaedic Institute, Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.

Neil KumarFlorida Orthopaedic Institute, Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.

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Abstract

Tibial tubercle osteotomy (TTO) is a surgical technique commonly indicated for patellofemoral instability and/or patellar chondral repair. In select patients, soft tissue procedures alone (medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction) are not sufficient to address patellar instability due to significant bony malalignment, particularly in patients with a >20-mm tibial tubercle-trochlear groove distance on advanced imaging. For these cases, a TTO procedure may be used either in adjunct to medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction or in isolation. Among the postoperative complications of TTOs, compartment syndrome poses a threat as one of the most severe. In this Technical Note, we present a technique that aims to reduce the risk of postoperative compartment syndrome by eliminating dissection of the anterior compartment musculature during the approach.

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PMID39989693

DOI10.1016/j.eats.2024.103159

PMCPMC11843285

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