
Tibial tuberosity transfer is a surgical procedure performed for anterior knee pain or patellar instability to improve the patella orientation with respect to the knee joint or to offload the patellofemoral joint. This is performed as an open procedure following initial arthroscopic evaluation. In this procedure, a part of shin bone (tibial tuberosity) which is attached to patellar tendon is split, moved (either out or inferior) and re-fixed to shin bone (tibia) in a position to obtain a better patellar alignment. The re-fixation is performed using metal implants such as screw. It takes about two to three months for the bone to heal. You will be advised gradual physiotherapy protocol following the surgery.
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Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear revision
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Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) tear
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Medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury
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Multi-ligament tear
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Meniscus tear
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Meniscus root tear
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Cartilage injury – repair/ osteochondritis dissecans
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Knee deformity or malalignment – varus/ valgus/ rotational
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Patellar tendon tear
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Quadriceps tendon tear
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Patellofemoral instability
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Patellofemoral arthritis
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Knee arthritis in young
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Knee arthritis
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Failed primary total knee replacement
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Joint preservation surgery
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Arthroscopic ACL repair/ reconstruction/ Revision ligament reconstruction
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Arthroscopic PCL reconstruction
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Multi-ligament reconstruction
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Meniscus surgery –partial meniscectomy/ repair (root tear/ rim lesion)
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Meniscus transplant
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Chondroplasty
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Microfracture
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Nanofracture
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BMAC
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Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI)
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Osteochondral Autologous Transfer Surgery (OATS) or mosaicplasty
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Osteochondral allograft transplant
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Patellar tendon repair/ quadriceps tendon repair
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MPFL reconstruction
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Tibial tuberosity transfer
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Trochleoplasty
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De-rotation or rotational osteotomy (Proximal tibial/ Distal femur)
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High tibial osteotomy
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Distal femoral osteotomy
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Patellofemoral joint replacement
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Total knee replacement