Infrapatellar fat pad | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | Corpus adiposum infrapatellare |
TA | A03.6.08.018 |
FMA | 58772 |
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: