1. Massive Ossification of the Patellar Fat Pad: An Unusual Cause of Knee Stiffness
- Author
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Cara A. Cipriano, Nathan A. Mall, Steven Gitelis, Bernard R. Bach, and Michael J. Salata
- Subjects
musculoskeletal diseases ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Ossification ,Soft tissue ,Myositis ossificans ,medicine.disease ,Fat pad ,Surgery ,medicine ,Heterotopic ossification ,Radiology ,Contracture ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Range of motion ,human activities ,Arthrofibrosis - Abstract
While stiffness following an injury is usually secondary to soft tissue scarring, a variety of different benign and malignant lesions may restrict range of motion about the knee. We report the unusual case of a patient who presented with a chronic knee extension contracture secondary to a large ossified mass in the anterior aspect of the knee. Radiographs, magnetic resonance imaging, and subsequent histopathology were consistent with a diagnosis of myositis ossificans of the fat pad. Subsequent resection resulted in full motion recovery and resolution of symptoms at 30-month follow-up.
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- 2015