Prefemoral fat pad: impingement and a mass-like protrusion on the lateral femoral condyle causing mechanical symptoms. A case report.

Kim, Young-Mo; Shin, Hyun-Dae; Yang, Jun-Young; Kim, Kyung-Cheon; Kwon, Soon-Tae; Kim, Jin-Man · Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc · 2007

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

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.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy