title: Effect of Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Patients With Fabella Syndrome.
abstract: The fabella is a small sesamoid bone generally located in the tendon of the lateral head of the gastrocnemius behind the lateral condyle of the femur. Fabella syndrome is the occurrence of posterolateral knee pain associated with the fabella. It is a rare cause of knee pain that is often misdiagnosed. Fabella syndrome can be managed with conservative or surgical treatment. We applied radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy as a new treatment strategy for fabella syndrome and achieved a successful outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sahmyook Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Pyong-Hwa
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8778-8184
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Seol
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sahmyook Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kang Wook
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0216-0871
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sahmyook Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yun Hee
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-1629-9310
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sahmyook Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ho-Jun
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7667-8051
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kwak
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sahmyook Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung-Wan
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5996-3544
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sahmyook Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Byung-Ju
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-0109-9885
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Ryu
keywords: Extracorporeal shock wave therapy; Sesamoid bones; Ultrasonography