Sex-Based Differences in Outcomes of Tibial Tubercle Anteromedialization.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-1-2022
Abstract
UNLABELLED: Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Diseases 2022;80(4):252-6252 Bloom DA, Gonzalez M, Hurley ET, Kingery MT, Carter CW, Jazrawi LM, Strauss EJ. Sex-based differences in outcomes of tibial tubercle anteromedi- alization. Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 2022;80(4):252-6. Abstract Background: Previous research has demonstrated sex- based differences in patient-reported outcomes of orthopedic surgical procedures. The hypothesis of the current study was that females would have inferior patient-reported outcomes to their male peers following a tibial tubercle anteromedial- ization (AMZ) procedure for both patellofemoral instability and cartilage defects.
METHODS: Patients who had undergone AMZ for isolated osteochondral defect or patellofemoral instability with a minimum follow-up time of 1 year were identified. They were then asked to complete several patient-reported outcome questionnaires that were then statistically analyzed.
RESULTS: Overall, 109 patients were included in this study. Seventy-nine patients (72.5%) were female with a mean follow-up duration of 3.4 ± 2.0 years. Forty-seven females had AMZ for patellar instability while 32 females had AMZ for osteochondral defects. There were no statistically signifi- cant differences between sexes with respect to concomitant procedures performed, visual analog scale (VAS) pain score, or patient reported outcome (PRO) scores at follow-up (p > 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference with respect to outcomes between the sexes for AMZ overall and when isolating the sexes based on indication.
CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that female patients undergoing AMZ have short-term clinical and functional outcomes that are not significantly different to those reported in males.
Volume
80
Issue
4
First Page
252
Last Page
256
ISSN
2328-5273
Published In/Presented At
Bloom, D. A., Gonzalez, M., Hurley, E. T., Kingery, M. T., Carter, C. W., Jazrawi, L. M., & Strauss, E. J. (2022). Sex-Based Differences in Outcomes of Tibial Tubercle Anteromedialization. Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease (2013), 80(4), 252–256.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
36403954
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article