Superolateral Hoffa's Fat Pad Edema: Association With Patellofemoral Maltracking and Impingement

• Published in: American journal of roentgenology (1976) Vol. 195; no. 6; pp. 1367 - 1373
• Main Authors: SUBHAWONG, Ty K, ENG, John, CARRINO, John A, CHHABRA, Avneesh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Reston, VA American Roentgen Ray Society 01.12.2010
• Subjects: Adipose Tissue - pathology; Adolescent; Adult; Analysis of Variance; Biological and medical sciences; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Edema - diagnosis; Female; Humans; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; Joint Diseases - diagnosis; Knee Joint - pathology; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous. Osteoarticular involvement in other diseases; Human; Edema; Adipose tissue; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Exploration; patellofemoral impingement; Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; malalignment; Femoropatellar joint; infrapatellarfat pad; Arthropathy; Medical imagery; Adult; Adipose tissue disorders; Hoffa's fat pad edema

Nonelderly patients presenting with knee pain often have patellofemoral maltracking or impingement abnormalities. There is a relative paucity of literature on the incidence and significance of impingement-related edema of the superolateral aspect of Hoffa's (infrapatellar) fat pad in these case...