Prefemoral fat pad: impingement and a mass-like protrusion on the lateral femoral condyle causing mechanical symptoms. A case report.
We describe a case of prefemoral fat pad impingement between the anterior aspect of the distal femur and the patella undersurface, and a mass-like fatty tissue protrusion on the lateral femoral condyle that caused mechanical symptoms.
Kim
Young-Mo
YM
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, 640 Daesa-dong, Jung-gu, Daejeon 301-721, South Korea. osdr69@cnu.ac.kr
Shin
Hyun-Dae
HD
Yang
Jun-Young
JY
Kim
Kyung-Cheon
KC
Kwon
Soon-Tae
ST
Kim
Jin-Man
JM
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001182:Arthroscopy; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging