FAT PAD IMPINGEMENT SYNDROMES OF KNEE � UNDER DIAGNOSED CAUSES OF KNEE PAIN

Santh kumar.B; Sandeep velicheti; Kavya mikkineni; Raghu teja.S

Volume : VI, Issue : XI, November - 2016

FAT PAD IMPINGEMENT SYNDROMES OF KNEE � UNDER DIAGNOSED CAUSES OF KNEE PAIN

Santh Kumar. B, Sandeep Velicheti, Kavya Mikkineni, Raghu Teja. S

Abstract :

T Causes of knee pain are many and mainly include internal derangements and synovial disorders. Impingement of fat pads and related disorders are relatively under diagnosed, however they constitute an important cause of knee pain where Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) plays a key role in diagnosis. There are many fat pads around knee due to which many such impingement patterns occur. These include Hoffa‘s disease, impingement on quadriceps, pre femoral & pericruciate fat pads. There are also few other related disorders like patello femoral friction syndrome, excessive lateral pressure syndrome and ilio–tibial band friction syndrome. In this study we describe the basic anatomical background & MRI findings required for diagnosis, incidence and distribution of cases with fat pad impingement and its related disorders. Radiologists should be familiar with these patterns & these should be included in differential diagnosis of chronic and sub acute knee pain.