title: Bad results after anterior advancement of the tibial tubercle for patello-femoral pain syndrome.
abstract: Seventy-one patients with patello-femoral pain syndrome were re-examined an average of 10 (range 8-12) years after anterior advancement of the tibial tuberosity. The clinical results were excellent in 8 (11%), good in 20 (28%), fair in 16 (23%), and poor in 27 (38%). Twenty patients had had a second operation. The results were worse in patients with Outerbridge grade III-IV cartilage damage. Since the clinical results deteriorated with time, this surgical procedure should no longer be used to treat patients with patello-femoral pain syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, East Hospital, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Karlsson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Swärd
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lansinger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D010329:Patella; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013577:Syndrome; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery*