Infrapatellar fat pad
| Infrapatellar fat pad | |
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| Latin | Corpus adiposum infrapatellare |
| TA | A03.6.08.018 |
| FMA | 58772 |
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Anatomical terminology
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The infrapatellar fat pad (Hoffa's fat pad) is a cylindrical piece of fat that is situated under and behind the patella bone within the knee.
The fat pad is a normal structure but it can sometimes become a problem:
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