Dr. Sabrina Strickland explains Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy

Dr. Strickland explains what to expect when undergoing a tibial tublercle osteotomy for patellofemoral arthritis or patellar instability.

[@Coldstone666]

Had this at age 11 and 26 years later my knee is still holding up!

[@SabrinaStricklandMD]

That's great to hear!

[@christianwuethrich2222]

Well explained!

[@sarah6969]

I think this is what I would have, of the PT doesn’t work for me..

[@heatherbliss286]

Had one side done back in 2012. Outpatient surgery, non weight bearing for a cpl of weeks. About to undergo the second one is about a week. Doc said weight bearing as tolerated with crutches. I think they say that because your not going to be able to tolerate barely any weight as it is , but you can set your foot down if need be.

[@joshhazel742]

I’m having this in 12 days.. strange, I don’t have instability or arthritis.. I have a lateralized tt with a tt-tg of 20.5mm.. diagnosed as PFPS. Pain didn’t pop up until about 2 years ago from overloading in sports.. I do worry that this will make my knee worse.. however I trust my surgeon as he is the best in my city. In fact he actually worked for the military and preformed thousands of these. Pray for me?

[@SabrinaStricklandMD]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

[@subaRobi206]

Would this surgery work for osgood schlatter?.

[@RelaxingHub179]

Hey Doc Actually i hit my Tibial turbercle with another boy in volleyball almost 10 years Ago .. when i was 15 . Now i am 25 .. i still can feel the Pain .its so frustrating .. i can't Excercise ... i just walk alot these days and when i don't .. i Feel my knee is Jammed.. a Doctor told me the surgery would be 6 to 10 hours long and post surgery complications could be worse.. guide what should i do ?? Should i go for the surgery ??

[@meghanwoodworth540]

I might have to have this done because I have patella Alta... Wish I had her!

[@RaphaelBraga]

I was afraid to do that, but it was soooooo nice... No pain at all after the second day. I recomend you to do so.

[@edwardconoran1290]

@@RaphaelBraga I know this is late but I too have patella Alta and I’m an athlete. It constantly hinders my ability to maximize my athletic ability. Do you think it would make a positive difference to get the surgery? I have it in both knees and I’m 17 years old

[@Jessica-kg1sr]

@@edwardconoran1290 did you get this fixed? Do your knees dislocate?

[@humanbeing33]

I used to perform extreme and intest jumping with my left leg, and I developed knee instability, patella alta because my patello-tibial tendon streatched, and also chondromalacia. I can't run anymore, much less jump, and I can only go for short walks every like 3 days. I am limited to working out my upper body and calves without bending the knee at the gym, and I also have a partial schapolunate tear in my hand and probably have to get surgery for that.

[@SabrinaStricklandMD]

You may indeed be a candidate for surgery.

[@8Ways8]

I wish I went to her.

[@JustDvoh]

How about if the patella tendon pull a peice of the tibia out. What is that injury called?

[@SabrinaStricklandMD]

That is a patellar tendon avulsion. It pretty much always needs surgery.

[@crowbar6723]

I had this and an MPFL reconstruction done and I was told weight bearing is allowed on crutches, and it was out patient so I went home that night.

[@TheSmileJG]

Seriously? I had the exact same as you, and I was in overnight with a leg drain and on very very strong pain killers, and for the first few weeks I was only allowed to touch weight bear..

[@alexandraclark1026]

mine was outpatient and i went home with a pump. i had it 5 weeks ago and just got the ok to begin weight bearing.

[@rockinchild]

I’ve had both knees done recently. Stayed overnight but was allowed 50% weight bearing with brace on. I think it really depends on the doctor and the weight bearing.

[@RaphaelBraga]

I am overweight (120kg) and the doc said I could put up to 60% of my weight, but on crutches. Did it 12 weeks ago. Everything is good now. I can fold my knee up to 120° so far.

[@MikaMD93]

Yea I had fulkerson along with mpfl reconstruction, lateral release and MACI cartilage implantation 11 days ago. Had the surgery in the afternoon, stayed in the hospital overnight with a drain. They removed the drain the next morning before I left. When locked in extension in the brace, I have been allowed to weight bear as tolerated from the beginning. I'm limited to 60 degrees on CPM for the first 2 weeks due to the cartilage grafts.

[@philominaiheikhena1584]

Hello Doctor, please I had tibial astreotomy without brace but bandage on my right knee but at the right side of the feel there's a shape object clicking whenever I.move my le with my crutches ,the operation is jus two weeks plus, please what do I do

[@philominaiheikhena1584]

Right side of the kneel I feel sharp clicking object please what I can do to help ease of the sharp pains

[@SabrinaStricklandMD]

I’m happy to take a look, but I cannot diagnose this remotely. Contact my office if you'd like to come in for a diagnosis. sabrinastrickland.com/contact-dr-sabrina-strickland/

[@tiagot6516]

I wish this wasn't true, but these osteotomy surgeries ruin people's health and that of all the other people who have them done. The bone where they sawed afterwards doesn't stick properly anymore, it gets weak and it will slide little by little and sink inwards with time. I believe that a bone scar is left or for some other reason I don't know. Maybe it is left with little room to regenerate and becomes weak or another reason. It is not the same as a normal fracture where afterwards the bone becomes normal again. When you sawed it, or break it with a chisel, in this case it is different. The bone is left with a problem afterwards. Then the person gets all twisted because of this, as the bone sinks, it ends up twisting or sinks all the other bones of the body. If they do it in the lower limbs. But everywhere, it ends up disturbing people. Besides that, the nerves around where they do this also sink and leave their original place, and then the person starts to feel everything altered and only starts to feel bad things afterwards. Both in the external environment and in the body itself because of this. This surgery is a mistake in medicine, just as there are mistakes in any other profession. I don't know how it hasn't been forbidden until today, with so many people getting bad afterwards, I'm pretty sure all of them. It doesn't matter if it is done on the nose, leg, foot, heel, people end up getting bad the same way. I hope this comment helps. Take great care, health is very precious. After we lose it, our life becomes very difficult, and so does the life of the people around us, who end up being affected as well. A hug. ``

[@SabrinaStricklandMD]

Fortunately surgery does help many patients if appropriately indicated and performed.

[@tiagot6516]

Hi dra, how are you? They performed an osteotomy on my heel and this happened. Have to be very careful. With some people I met, it didn't work out too well either. But I don't know if this happens to everyone. A hug.

[@FulhamboyH]

I had it done , don’t bother 😬