Morphological characteristics of the infrapatellar fat pad [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 The relationship between the morphological characteristics of the infrapatellar fat pad (IFP) and joint deformity has yet to be fully elucidated. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to clarify the morphological characteristics of the IFP and to ...
Mutsuaki Edama +6 more
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INFRAPATELLAR FAT PAD HAEMANGIOMA — CASE REPORT [PDF]
Sanamed, 2014 We present a case of a 38-year-old woman with a soft tissue mass on the right knee in medial infrapatellar area. The flexion of the knee appeared to be limited and a pain was present at maximal flexion.
Dzoleva-Tolevska Roza +3 more
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Chronic Infrapatellar Fat Pad Fibrosis: Hoffa’s Disease, a Commonly Unrecognized Source of Anterior Knee Pain – A Report of Two Cases [PDF]
International Journal of Sports Physical TherapyFibrosis of the infrapatellar fat pad (Hoffa’s disease) is a frequently missed cause of anterior knee pain in young, active individuals. A diagnostic test that involves injection of the infrapatellar fat pad with local anesthetic and subsequent stress ...
Brendan Swift, Frank Noyes
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Identification of novel adipokines in the joint. Differential expression in healthy and osteoarthritis tissues. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 OBJECTIVES:Emerging data suggest that several metabolic factors, released mainly by white adipose tissue (WAT) and joint tissues, and collectively named adipokines, might have a role in the pathophysiology of OA.
Javier Conde +9 more
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Giant infrapatellar ganglion cyst of Hoffa's fat pad [PDF]
European Journal of Radiology Open, 2019 We present the case of a 36-year-old woman who works as a kindergarten teacher, often she is kneeling on her knees due to the nature of the job. Since a year ago, she noticed that her right knee was swelling.
Miro Miljko +5 more
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Biomedicines, 2022 In recent years, the infrapatellar fat pad (IFP) has gained increasing research interest. The contribution of the IFP to the development and progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA) through extensive interactions with the synovium, articular cartilage ...
Sebastian Braun +7 more
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Lack of high BMI-related features in adipocytes and inflammatory cells in the infrapatellar fat pad (IFP) [PDF]
Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2017 Background Obesity is associated with the development and progression of osteoarthritis (OA). Although the infrapatellar fat pad (IFP) could be involved in this association, due to its intracapsular localization in the knee joint, there is currently ...
Anja J. de Jong +17 more
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Enrichment of HLA-DR+ neutrophils in osteoarthritic infrapatellar fat pad [PDF]
iScienceSummary: Neutrophils are increasingly recognized as functionally versatile immune cells, with tissue-specific phenotypes that extend beyond their classical role in acute inflammation. In osteoarthritis (OA), neutrophils are abundant in synovial fluid (SF)
Kajetana Bevc +12 more
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Epigenomic profiling of the infrapatellar fat pad in osteoarthritis. [PDF]
Hum Mol Genet, 2023 Abstract Osteoarthritis is a prevalent, complex disease of the joints, and affects multiple intra-articular tissues. Here, we have examined genome-wide DNA methylation profiles of primary infrapatellar fat pad and matched blood samples from 70 osteoarthritis patients undergoing total knee replacement surgery.
Kreitmaier P +5 more
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Infrapatellar Fat Pad Para-Articular Osteochondroma: A Ten-Year Follow-up and Review [PDF]
Archives of Trauma Research, 2015 Introduction Para-articular masses are not clear enough in terms of their etiology and nomenclature. Although surgical removal of the mass is the preferred treatment, long term follow-up after surgical treatment has not been reported yet.
Bombaci, Bilgin
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