A rarely cause of knee pain: delocalized hypertrophical fabella

Objective & Hypothesis:Fabella is a sesamoid bone that is rarely observed, that may cause atypical knee pain and that is frequently confused with intra-articular loose body or osteophyte.

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Key Findings & Data:Fabella is a sesamoid bone that is rarely observed, that may cause atypical knee pain and that is frequently confused with intra-articular loose body or osteophyte.

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Conclusion & Impact:In this article, dislocated hypertrophic fabella case is reported and discussed together with radiographic images and literatures

🔬Design:Research Article

📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample

⚙️Variables:Fabella · radyografi · sesamoid kemik

Abstract

Fabella is a sesamoid bone that is rarely observed, that may cause atypical knee pain and that is frequently confused with intra-articular loose body or osteophyte. In this article, dislocated hypertrophic fabella case is reported and discussed together with radiographic images and literatures

Özet

Fabella, nadir olarak rastlanan, atipik diz ağrısına neden olabilen ve sıklıkla eklem faresi ya da osteofit ile karıştırılan sesamoid bir kemiktir. Bu yazıda dizde atipik yerleşimli hipertrofik fabella olgusu radyografik görüntüler ve literatürler eşliğinde sunuldu ve tartışıldı

Keywords

Fabella radyografi sesamoid kemik radiography sesamoid bone

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Cite This Article

KOCA, İ., ALTINDAĞ, Ö., MADENCİ, E., KARAKAŞ, E., GÜR, A., UÇAR, M. (2012). A rarely cause of knee pain: delocalized hypertrophical fabella. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 9 - Sayı: 3, 130–132. https://ajindex.com/articles/111107

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