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Sep 25, 2023 · Hoffa's fat pad is a soft tissue under the patella tendon that protects the knee joint from compression and friction. It can be irritated by repeated hyperextension, injury or trauma. Learn about its anatomy, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options from a knee specialist physiotherapist.
Feb 22, 2023 · There are three primary anterior knee fat pads, such as the quadriceps suprapatellar, pre-femoral suprapatellar, and infrapatellar retro-patellar tendon (Hoffa's fat pad), all of which may experience symptomatic impingement.[1] The Hoffa pad, also known as the infrapatellar fat pad (IFP), is an extra-synovial, intracapsular structure that occupies the majority of the anterior knee compartment.[2]
- Matthew DuBose, Muhammad Taqi
- 2023/02/22
Acute or chronic inflammation of the Infrapatellar Fat Pad (IFP) is a common source of Anterior Knee Pain; also called Hoffa's disease, fat pad syndrome or hoffitis. Fat pad syndrome was firstly reported by Albert Hoffa in 1904 . Anatomy/Biomechanics [edit | edit source]
May 8, 2024 · Hoffa’s test for knee fat pad impingement: Lie on your back with your knee bent; Your physio/doctor presses both thumbs along either side of your patellar tendon, just below the patella; Then simply straighten your leg; The test is positive for fat pad impingement if you feel pain, and/or apprehension when performing it
Jan 19, 2024 · The infrapatellar fat pad, also known as Hoffa fat pad, is the largest of the anterior knee fat pads. It is located immediately posterior to the patellar tendon and is traversed during knee arthroscopy. Learn about its anatomy, history, related pathology and quiz questions from this article by Rohit Sharma.
Feb 27, 2024 · Hoffa’s fat pad impingement syndrome (also known as infrapatellar fat pad impingement) occurs when a fat pad in your knee gets pinched between the bones of your knee joint. There are a variety of possible causes, and this painful condition often goes together with other problems in and around the knee.
The infrapatellar fat pad (Hoffa's fat pad) is a cylindrical piece of fat that is situated inferior and posterior to the patella bone within the knee, intervening between the patellar ligament and synovial fold of the knee joint. Clinical significance
