Ratio of the tibial tuberosity-trochlear groove distance to the tibial maximal mediolateral axis: A more reliable and standardized way to measure the tibial tuberosity-trochlear groove distance.

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Abstract

Tibial tuberosity-trochlear groove distance(TT-TG) is a measurement to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of patellar instability, however it still has some limitations. Our study was to modify the accepted measurement method and seek a more reliable and standardized method.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Knee

Title: The Knee

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1873-5800

ISSN (Print): 0968-0160

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 2018

Volume: 25

Issue: 1

Affiliations

[1 ] Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.

[2 ] Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.

[3 ] Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China. Electronic address: doctorwf@yeah.net.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S0968-0160(17)30290-9

DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2017.10.001

PubMed ID: 29108731

SO-VID: 77197b4e-7e3f-4daf-ba6e-0cbf32362867

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Keywords: Knee,Patellar instability,TT–TG distance,Tibia

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Keywords: Knee, Patellar instability, TT–TG distance, Tibia

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