As that line is projected down the leg, the tibial tuberosity lies to its outer side. The amount of lateral offset is described as the Q angle, which is the angle between the line of the extensor ...

malalignment and patella alta. According to the study, the techniques yielded statistically similar rates of postoperative arthrofibrosis, nonunions and reoperations. Tibial tubercle osteotomy ...

The patellar tendon is mainly composed of rectus femoris fibres that course over the patella and originates at the superior pole of the patella and inserts on the tibial tuberosity. The medial ...

The US company has designed an implant that elevates and realigns the patella tendon by decreasing ... Patients in the control group will undergo a tibial tubercle osteotomy – the current ...