Fabella Syndrome as an Uncommon Cause of Posterolateral Knee Pain after Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

The fabella is a sesamoid bone that is located in the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle and has been identified on magnetic resonance imaging in 31% of Japanese people. In the present case, a 65-year-old woman experienced posterolateral knee pain, accompanied by a clicking “sound” during acti...

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Main Authors: Eriko Okano, Tomokazu Yoshioka, Takaji Yanai, Sho Kohyama, Akihiro Kanamori, Masashi Yamazaki, Toshikazu Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4328462