Presentation
Knee pain
Patient Data
Age: Adult
Gender: Female
From the case:
Suprapatellar bursa - normal (MRI)
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Overall normal MRI of the knee. Note the appearance of the suprapatellar bursa, which is completely collapsed in the absence of a knee effusion or bursitis.
There is an incidental soft tissue hemangioma or possibly ganglion in the subcutaneous fat medial and superficial to the medial femoral condyle.
From the case:
Suprapatellar bursa - normal (MRI)
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Zoomed image depicting the non-distended suprapatellar bursa (red arrows), located between the suprapatellar fat pad (yellow asterisk) and the prefemoral fat pad (teal asterisk).
Case Discussion
The suprapatellar bursa does not get much attention unless it is distended from knee effusion or bursitis, or contains "loose body" osteochondral lesions. This example nicely shows normal location and appearance of the bursa.