2022
Coronal Malalignment—When and How to Perform a Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy
Gardner EC, Molho DA, Fulkerson JP. Coronal Malalignment—When and How to Perform a Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy. Clinics In Sports Medicine 2022, 41: 15-26. PMID: 34782071, DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2021.07.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTibial tubercle osteotomyTubercle osteotomyCoronal malalignmentDistal realignment proceduresMultiplanar osteotomyArticular injuriesPatellofemoral jointJoint overloadRealignment proceduresOrthopaedic surgeonsMuscular factorsJoint biomechanicsOsteotomyPatient-specific treatmentComplex pathoanatomySoft tissueMalalignmentComplicationsPainSurgeryInjury
2017
Patellofemoral Contact Pressures After Patellar Distalization: A Biomechanical Study
Yang JS, Fulkerson JP, Obopilwe E, Voss A, Divenere J, Mazzocca AD, Edgar CM. Patellofemoral Contact Pressures After Patellar Distalization: A Biomechanical Study. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2017, 33: 2038-2044. PMID: 28844344, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2017.06.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatellofemoral contact pressureBlackburne-Peel ratioLateral releaseEarly flexionPatella bajaNative kneeTibial tubercle distalizationWeighted pulley systemFresh-frozen cadaveric kneesIliotibial bandMedial trochleaCadaveric kneesLateral trochleaFlexionKneeBiomechanical studyDistalizationPressure-sensitive filmOsteotomyTrochlea
2007
Indications and Technique of Distal Tibial Tubercle Anteromedialization
Bicos J, Fulkerson J. Indications and Technique of Distal Tibial Tubercle Anteromedialization. Operative Techniques In Orthopaedics 2007, 17: 223-233. DOI: 10.1053/j.oto.2007.10.002.Chapters
1997
Fracture of the Proximal Tibia With immediate Weightbearing after a Fulkerson Osteotomy
Stetson W, Friedman M, Fulkerson J, Cheng M, Buuck D. Fracture of the Proximal Tibia With immediate Weightbearing after a Fulkerson Osteotomy. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 1997, 25: 570-574. PMID: 9240993, DOI: 10.1177/036354659702500422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical therapy regimenTherapy regimenPartial weightbearingFulkerson osteotomyFull weightbearingProximal tibiaImmediate weightbearingRadiographic evidenceFracture incidenceTibial tubercleComplete healingOblique osteotomyAcceptable alignmentWeightbearingOsteotomyRegimenPatientsTibiaFracturesSeparate institutionsAnteromedializationIncidenceAngulationWeeks
1991
Operative management of patellofemoral pain.
Fulkerson J. Operative management of patellofemoral pain. Scandinavian Journal Of Surgery 1991, 80: 224-9. PMID: 1897892.ChaptersConceptsPatellofemoral painTibial tubercleLateral releaseOblique osteotomyNon-operative measuresBasic surgical proceduresPatellar articular surfaceMedial imbricationMost patientsSurgical treatmentOperative managementAnterior displacementArticular degenerationDistal proceduresSurgical proceduresAdequate treatmentBone graftMetaphyseal bonePainSpecific disordersMechanical disordersArticular surfacePatientsOsteotomyDisorders