Evaluation of an Active Rehabilitation Program With Early Weightbearing and No Immobilization After Tibial Tubercle Distalization
An active rehabilitation program after DTTO was found to be safe and effective. Furthermore, the risk of failure related to surgical fixation strength and of later stress fracture was low.
Authors
- Petri Sillanpää (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4331-2757)
- Antti P. Launonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3125-0171)
- Anna Hyvärinen
- Frederick K. Weitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0024-0947)
- Timo Rahnel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6599-7820)
Institutions
- Oulu University Hospital (FI)
- North Estonia Medical Centre (EE)
- Tampere University Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671241287169
- Primary Topic
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00