Patellar tendon–lateral femoral condyle friction syndrome: MR imaging in 42 patients

Chung, Christine B.; Skaf, Abdalla; Röger, B.; Campos, Juliana; Stump, X M G R G; Resnick, Donald

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“…Infrapatellar fat pad impingement is recognised as a cause of anterior knee pain [3]. It has been suggested that oedema in the superolateral portion of Hoffa's fat pad on MRI could be related to impingement of fat between the patellar tendon and the lateral femoral condyle [4] or between the lateral patellar facet and the lateral femoral condyle [5]. The former is also called patellar tendon-lateral femoral condyle friction syndrome [4].…”

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The association of infrapatellar fat pad oedema with patellar maltracking: a case–control study

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The association of infrapatellar fat pad oedema with patellar maltracking: a case–control study

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“…When present, this manifests on MR imaging as focal increased signal on T2-weighted and fat-saturated images. The term was first used by Chung at el (5) in a retrospective study of 42 patients with chronic anterior and lateral knee pain. Although increasingly reported, this condition remains frequently overlooked and underreported in radiological literature.…”

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Clinics in diagnostic imaging (185)

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2018

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A 20-year-old National Serviceman presented with six weeks of left anterior knee pain and swelling after training for his individual physical fitness test. The pain was predominantly over the lateral aspect of his patella and was exacerbated by running and squatting for prolonged periods. There was also occasional clicking in the knee and the sensation of instability.Physical examination revealed tenderness over the lateral joint line and lateral patellar edge. Although there was full range of movement of the knee, pain was elicited at extreme flexion. Patellar grind test and lateral McMurray's test were positive. What do the radiograph (Fig. 1) and subsequent magnetic resonance (MR) images (Fig. 2) of the knee show? What is the diagnosis?

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“…Edema within the superolateral aspect of Hoffa's fat has been associated with patellofemoral maltracking and fat impingement between the patellar tendon and lateral femoral condyle (Fig. 20) [71]. This theory is supported by the female predominance and association with patella alta, lateral patellar subluxation and lateral patellar tilt [72 • ].…”

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MRI of the Knee: What Do We Miss?

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Polster

2014

Curr Radiol Rep

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Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is a commonly used tool when evaluating patients with acute knee injury or chronic knee pain. Although it has shown excellent accuracy in diagnosing knee pathology, there remain many potential pitfalls and missed lesions. These can be secondary to inherent technical limitations or artifacts related to MR. Also subtle pathology can be overlooked, and anatomic structures and associated variants can be misinterpreted as tears. In this article, we will review some of the more common misses or pitfalls that occur in the setting of sport-related injuries.

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Patellar tendon–lateral femoral condyle friction syndrome: MR imaging in 42 patients

Abstract: In evaluating anterior knee symptoms, MR imaging allows identification of changes that may be related to patellar tendon-lateral femoral condyle friction syndrome and that should be distinguished from other causes of anterior or lateral knee pain.

Cited by 108 publications

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The association of infrapatellar fat pad oedema with patellar maltracking: a case–control study

The association of infrapatellar fat pad oedema with patellar maltracking: a case–control study

Clinics in diagnostic imaging (185)

MRI of the Knee: What Do We Miss?

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