Prefemoral fat pad impingement

Case contributed by Dalia Ibrahim , 4 Jun 2021
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Dalia Ibrahim, 5 Jun 2021

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

Patella alta in the first image.

Trochlear dysplasia with a vertical link between the facets "cliff pattern"Shallow dysplastic femoral trochlea in the second image (red arrow).

Oedema signal in the prefemoral fat pad in the third image mainly along the lateral aspect indicating lateral patellar dynamic subluxation (yellow arrows).

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