Efficacy of Transection-Free Patellar Tendon Imbrication Technique for the Correction of Patella Alta
The transection-free patellar tendon imbrication technique can be used in skeletally immature patients to correct patella alta without risking potential growth arrest due to the presence of an open tibial tubercle apophysis. Moreover, this technique avoids potential complications of distalizing tibial tubercle osteotomies for the correction of patella alta in skeletally mature patients, including nonunion, fracture, and hardware irritation.
Authors
- Julia S. Retzky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0448-8387)
- Amirhossein Jahandar
- Morgan Rizy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0005-7532)
- Paul M. Inclan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0819-0446)
- Heath P. Gould (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8941-8811)
- Joshua T. Bram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3913-2804)
- Sabrina M. Strickland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1210-2007)
Institutions
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671251325752
- Primary Topic
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00