Return to Alta: Patellar Height Increases Over Time After Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy With Distalization
Nearly all patients who underwent TTO-d had progressive increases in both CD and BP indices over time, suggesting a return to a state of patella alta over time. Further studies are needed to compare clinical outcomes of patients who have a confirmed return to alta versus those who do not in order to better understand the clinical significance of this observation.
Authors
- Travis G. Maak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5023-2657)
- Stephen Kenji Aoki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6940-9865)
- Patrick E. Greis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0686-4814)
- Collin D.R. Hunter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7677-0667)
- Robert T. Burks
- B. Lamar Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5360-732X)
- Justin J. Ernat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5810-9411)
Institutions
- University of Utah (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671251369013
- Primary Topic
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00