Tibial Tubercle Trochlear Groove Distance Does Not Correlate With Patellar Tendon Length in Patients Who Underwent Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine the relationship between tibial tubercle-trochlear groove (TT-TG) distance and patellar tendon length.

Methods

All healthy athletes who underwent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction who had a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study of the knee on file between July 2018 and June 2019 at a single institution were retrospectively reviewed. Exclusion criteria included patients without an MRI study of the knee on file or with an MRI of insufficient quality precluding reliable calculation of TT-TG and patellar tendon length. MRIs were reviewed to calculate TT-TG, patellar tendon length, and Caton-Deschamps Index (CDI). Patient charts were reviewed to obtain anthropometric characteristics including sex, concomitant injuries, and previous knee procedures as w

SUBMITTER: Johnson EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10877168 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature