Function of the Infrapatellar Fat Pad and Advanced Hoffa's Disease With Ossification

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KARKUCAK M., ÇAPKIN E., Can I., Onder A. M., Kupeli A.

ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGY, cilt.29, sa.2, ss.134-137, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5606/archrheumatol.2014.3499
  • Dergi Adı: ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.134-137
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Being one of the conditions presenting with patellar pain, Hoffa's syndrome is characterized with inflammation of the fat tissue in the patellar region. In advanced stage, this may lead to transformation of the fibrocartilage tissue and ossification of the infrapatellar fat pad. Some cases can be associated with tumors or tumor-like conditions. In this article, we describe a 72-year-old female case suffering from knee pain for a long time and discuss the end-stage Hoffa's disease and function of the infrapatellar fat pad in the light of literature.