title: Intra-articular lipoma causing snapping in the patellofemoral joint.
abstract: Intra-articular lipoma is an exceedingly rare diagnosis. We identified a lipoma that was seated in the retropatellar area and caused snapping of the patella during flexion of the knee joint. The tumor was easily and totally excised under arthroscopic guidance after the thin pedicle was cut.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Firat University, Medical Faculty, Elazig, Turkey. yilmazerh@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Erhan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Lokman
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Karakurt
authors.forename: Hanifi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: Resat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ozercan
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008067:Lipoma / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010329:Patella