Poster 251: Tibial Tuberosity to Trochlear Groove Distance (TT-TG): A Patellar Instability Gold Standard Prone to Errors?
Sieberer J, Park N, Rancu A, Manafzadeh A, Tommasini S, Wiznia D, Fulkerson J. Poster 251: Tibial Tuberosity to Trochlear Groove Distance (TT-TG): A Patellar Instability Gold Standard Prone to Errors? Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2024, 12: 2325967124s00220. PMCID: PMC11328310, DOI: 10.1177/2325967124s00220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical decision-makingAngular malalignmentLongitudinal tibial axisDistal pointTT-TGClinical practiceTrochlear grooveAxial alignmentLateral patellofemoral instabilityPatellar instabilityError prevalenceKnee alignmentPatient careTibial axisDecision-makingKneeMann-Whitney U testRadiological protocolPatient's kneeFemoral posterior condylesInstitutional review boardTT-TG distanceCoronal angleExclusion criteriaControl kneesThe Morphologic Patella Entry Point Into The Proximal Trochlea Is More Lateral in Recurrent Dislocators Than Controls as Measured by Entry Point-Trochlear Groove Angle
Beitler B, Sieberer J, Islam W, McDonald C, Yu K, Tommasini S, Fulkerson J. The Morphologic Patella Entry Point Into The Proximal Trochlea Is More Lateral in Recurrent Dislocators Than Controls as Measured by Entry Point-Trochlear Groove Angle. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2024 PMID: 38697328, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2024.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecurrent patella instabilityPatella instabilityLevel III-case-control studyRecurrent dislocationRecurrent dislocation groupMann-Whitney U testCase-control studyRecurrent patella dislocationIntraclass correlation coefficientDistal femurCT scanOptimal treatmentProximal trochleaPatellar dislocationU testControlled studiesInclusion criteriaPatella dislocationSenior authorRight kneeKnee pathologyControl groupSimpleware ScanIPBayesian mixed effects modelsAP images