Infrapatellar fat pad in the knee: is local fat good or bad for knee osteoarthritis?

• Published in: Arthritis research & therapy Vol. 16; no. 4; p. R145
• Main Authors: Han, Weiyu, Cai, Shiji, Liu, Zhenhua, Jin, Xingzhong, Wang, Xia, Antony, Benny, Cao, Yuelong, Aitken, Dawn, Cicuttini, Flavia, Jones, Graeme, Ding, Changhai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 09.07.2014; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Adipose Tissue - anatomy & histology; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Care and treatment; Complications and side effects; Development and progression; Epidemiology; Female; Health aspects; Humans; Knee Joint - pathology; Male; Middle Aged; Orthopedic surgery; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee - pathology; Patient outcomes

Recent studies regarding the infrapatellar fat pad (IPFP) mainly focus on the roles of the cells derived from the IPFP. There have been few clinical or epidemiological studies reporting on the association between the IPFP and knee osteoarthritis (OA). Our objective is to generate hypotheses regardin...