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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2026

Anterior Knee Pain and Excessive External Tibial Torsion in Female Patients: Rationale and Outcomes of Rotational Tibial Osteotomy.

Vicente Sanchis-Alfonso, Jesus Castellano-Curado, Erik Montesinos-Berry, Santiago Ferrer-Piquer, Robert A Teitge

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Vicente Sanchis-AlfonsoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, 46015 Valencia, Spain.
Jesus Castellano-CuradoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital Reina Sofía, 14004 Cordoba, Spain.ORCID 0009-0008-4386-2010
Erik Montesinos-BerryArthroCentre Orthopaedics, Riaz & Clinique CIC Riviera, 1815 Montreux, Switzerland.
Santiago Ferrer-PiquerDepartment of Neurophysiology, Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, 46015 Valencia, Spain.
Robert A TeitgeDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Excessive external tibial torsion (ETT) is a recognized cause of anterior knee pain (AKP). In patients with excessive ETT, placing the foot forward during gait causes the knee joint to point inward, increasing the Q-angle and the lateral quadriceps vector. In appropriately selected cases, internal rotational tibial osteotomy is a reliable treatment option for symptomatic excessive ETT, yielding favorable outcomes with minimal complications. Nevertheless, no universally accepted torsion threshold exists to guide surgical decision-making, and evidence remains limited regarding the optimal anatomic level for performing the osteotomy.

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anterior knee painexcessive external tibial torsionpatellofemoral painrotational tibial osteotomy

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PMID41827433
PMCPMC12986476

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