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A Case of Prefemoral Fat Pad Impingement Syndrome Caused by Hyperplastic Fat Pad
- Source :
- Case Reports in Orthopedics, Vol 2018 (2018), Case Reports in Orthopedics
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2018.
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Abstract
- Case. We report a rare case of prefemoral fat pad impingement syndrome that was caused by a hyperplasia of the normal suprapatellar fat pad. Pain and catching were observed in the proximal-lateral patellofemoral joint, and MRI imaging confirmed a hyperplasic mass in the same area. Although conservative treatment showed no signs of improvement, symptoms improved after an arthroscopic excision of the mass. Conclusion. Prefemoral fat pad impingement syndrome is related to patellar motion and should be considered as one of the underlying causes of anterior knee pain (AKP). Surgeons should recognize that a small hyperplasia composed of normal adipose tissue can cause AKP.
- Subjects :
- 030222 orthopedics
medicine.medical_specialty
Mri imaging
business.industry
Anterior knee pain
Impingement syndrome
Adipose tissue
Case Report
Patellofemoral joint
General Medicine
Hyperplasia
medicine.disease
Fat pad
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
Conservative treatment
lcsh:RD701-811
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
lcsh:Orthopedic surgery
medicine
Radiology
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20906757 and 20906749
- Volume :
- 2018
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Orthopedics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0aa2969dfbea5ae7f90f3907a1b4ba26