Distal patellar tendinitis is a young athlete's disease characterized by pain at the distal patellar pole, near the patellar ligament insertion. Early treatment recommended is generally conservative, with physical therapy. The great majority of patients present favorable responses to this approach, but, in some cases, the remission of symptoms does not occur, requiring a different approach. For this group, surgical treatment with a technique derived from that of Trillat was used, which is based on the use of a graft removed from a portion of gracillis muscle tendon into patellar ligament, intraosseously inserted in the patella and fixed at the tibial anterior tuberosity. Six patients were operated, bilaterally in two cases, totaling eight knees. The minimum follow-up time was three years, with all knees presenting an EXCELLENT score, according to ARPÉGE evaluation.
Patellar tendinitis; Patellar ligament; Knee
