Posttraumatic dislodgement of the infrapatellar fat pad: An unusual type of superolateral impingement - 26/10/11


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.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Infrapatellar fat pad, Impingement syndromes, Hoffa’s disease, Anterior knee pain
Plan
Vol 97 - N° 7
P. 776-778 - novembre 2011 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.