Open AccessTibial Tubercle-Trochlear Groove Distance Is a Reliable and Accurate Indicator of Patellofemoral Instability
Author(s) -
Giampietro L. Vairo,
Joaquín Moya-Angeler,
Michael A. Siorta,
Ashley Anderson,
Paul S. Sherbondy
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000000711
Subject(s) - medicine , medial patellofemoral ligament , tubercle , anatomy , patellofemoral joint , patella , groove (engineering) , instability , orthodontics , mechanics , genetics , materials science , physics , biology , bacteria , metallurgy , bacilli
Tibial tubercle-trochlear groove (TT-TG) distance is a measurement generally made on CT scans that is commonly used to quantify the risk of patellofemoral instability (PFI); however, its interrater reliability and accuracy as an indicator of PFI in patients is poorly characterized.