Hoffa's recess in the infrapatellar fat pad of the knee on MR imaging

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-63

  Ozkur A ^a   Adaletli, I ^a   Sirikci, A ^a   Kervancioglu, R ^a   Bayram, M ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hoffa's recess; Infrapatellar fat pad; Joint effusion; Knee; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GANGLION CYST; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JOINT EFFUSION; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE LIGAMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNOVITIS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT CAPSULE; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 15044352186     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-004-0275-6     Document Type: Article

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