Fabella Impingement Syndrome: 1 Case.
- Author:
Dae Kyung BAE
;
Chang Hyun CHO
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Fabella;
Fabella Impingement Syndrome
- MeSH:
Adult;
Head;
Humans;
Knee;
Muscle, Skeletal;
Sesamoid Bones
- From:Journal of the Korean Knee Society
1998;10(1):130-134
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
The fabella, which means little bean is a sesamoid bone located in the lteral head of the gastrocnemius muscle. It has been estimated from radiographic studies, that fabella presents in 11.5%-12.9% of adult knees, and bilaterally in more than 50% of the adult population. The salient features of the fabellar syndrome includes intermittent pain in the posterolateral region, accentuated by knee extension and localized tendemess caused by compression against the femoral condyle. We experienced a case of fabella impingement syndrome which includes symptom of intermittent pain in the posterolateral region, intermittent locking and limitation of knee motion, gd report with review of literatures where it has not ever been introduced.
