Posttraumatic dislodgement of the infrapatellar fat pad: An unusual type of superolateral impingement

Summary The authors report a rare case of dislodgement of the infrapatellar fat pad induced by traumatic hyperflexion. Because of the unusual clinical presentation, open excision was performed to exclude a possible tumoral etiology. This entity seems to be an acute form of superolateral fat pad impi...

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Published in:Orthopaedics & traumatology, surgery & research surgery & research, 2011-11, Vol.97 (7), p.776-778
Main Authors: Mathieu, L, Chetouani, M, Janku, D, Vandenbussche, E, Augereau, B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adipose Tissue - pathology
Adipose Tissue - surgery
Anterior knee pain
Diagnosis, Differential
Hoffa's disease
Humans
Impingement syndromes
Infrapatellar fat pad
Knee Injuries - complications
Knee Injuries - diagnosis
Knee Injuries - pathology
Knee Injuries - surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Orthopedics
Surgery
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Summary:Summary The authors report a rare case of dislodgement of the infrapatellar fat pad induced by traumatic hyperflexion. Because of the unusual clinical presentation, open excision was performed to exclude a possible tumoral etiology. This entity seems to be an acute form of superolateral fat pad impingement.
ISSN:1877-0568
1877-0568
DOI:10.1016/j.otsr.2011.05.009