Fracture of the Fabella: An Uncommon Injury in Knee

The fabella is a sesamoid bone that may contribute to the stabilization of the posterolateral knee corner and it can very occasionally act as a source of atypical and rare knee pain and functional impairment. Fracture of the fabella is a rare but important clinical entity which may be overlooked cli...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Cherrad, Taoufik, Louaste, Jamal, Bousbaä, Hicham, Amhajji, Larbi, Khaled, Rachid
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4584060/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26448891
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/396710
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Sumario:The fabella is a sesamoid bone that may contribute to the stabilization of the posterolateral knee corner and it can very occasionally act as a source of atypical and rare knee pain and functional impairment. Fracture of the fabella is a rare but important clinical entity which may be overlooked clinically and radiographically. However, it causes an intermittent mechanical pain of the knee and it can mistakenly harm another knee pathology like intra-articular loose body. We report a case of a 21-year-old man who was sustaining a fracture of fabella following vehicle accident.

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