Abstract

ALVAREZ LOPEZ, Alejandro; FUENTES-VEJAR, Rodrigo; SOTO-CARRASCO, Sergio Ricardo  and  GARCIA LORENZO, Yenima de la Caridad. Value from the tibial-tuberosity to trochlear groove distance in the patellofemoral instability. MEDISAN [online]. 2021, vol.25, n.1, pp. 194-203.  Epub Feb 08, 2021. ISSN 1029-3019.

The patellofemoral instability is an entity that mainly affects adolescents and young adults. In its diagnosis clinical and imaging elements are considered, especially to measure the tibial-tuberosity to trochlear groove distance that allows the selection of the surgical technique in each patient, in specific the transfer of the tibial-tuberosity. In this work some aspects of interest on the topic are shortly exposed: the imaging methods used in these patients (simple x-rays, computerized axial tomography, magnetic resonance imaging) and the reference values considered as normal; it is also described step by step how to measure the tibial-tuberosity to trochlear groove distance.

Keywords : patellofemoral articulation; patellofemoral instability; computerized axial tomography; magnetic resonance imaging.

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