Dislocation of an enlarged fabella as uncommon cause of knee pain. A case report

Knee

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 330-332

  Franceschi, Francesco ^a   Longo, Umile Giuseppe ^a   Ruzzini, Laura ^a   Leonardi, Francesco ^a   Rojas, Mario ^b   Gualdi, Gianfranco ^b   Denaro, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Dislocation; Fabella; Posterior knee pain; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE DISLOCATION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; PATELLA FRACTURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SESAMOID BONE; SYMPTOM;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; KNEE DISLOCATION; MALE; SESAMOID BONES;

EID: 34447274066     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Duncan W., and Dahm D.L. Clinical anatomy of the fabella. Clin Anat 16 (2003) 448-449
2. Robertson A., Jones S.C., Paes R., and Chakrabarty G. The fabella: a forgotten source of knee pain?. Knee 11 (2004) 243-245
3. Weiner D., Macnab I., and Turner M. The fabella syndrome. Clin Orthop Relat Res (1977) 213-215
4. Weiner D.S., and Macnab I. The "fabella syndrome": an update. J Pediatr Orthop 2 (1982) 405-408
5. Legendre P., Fowles J.V., and Godin C. Chondromalacia of the fabella: a case report. Can J Surg 29 (1986) 102-103
6. Marks P.H., Cameron M., and Regan W. Fracture of the fabella: a case of posterolateral knee pain. Orthopedics 21 (1998) 713-714
7. Frey C., Bjorkengen A., Sartoris D., and Resnick D. Knee dysfunction secondary to dislocation of the fabella. Clin Orthop Relat Res (1987) 223-227
8. Clarke A.M., and Matthews J.G. Osteoarthritis of the fabella: a fourth knee compartment?. J R Coll Surg Edinb 36 (1991) 58
9. Takebe K., and Hirohata K. Peroneal nerve palsy due to fabella. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 99 (1981) 91-95
10. Sarin V.K., Erickson G.M., Giori N.J., Bergman A.G., and Carter D.R. Coincident development of sesamoid bones and clues to their evolution. Anat Rec 257 (1999) 174-180
11. Carter D.R., and Orr T.E. Skeletal development and bone functional adaptation. J Bone Miner Res 7 Suppl 2 (1992) S389-S395
12. Carter D.R., Wong M., and Orr T.E. Musculoskeletal ontogeny, phylogeny, and functional adaptation. J Biomech 24 Suppl 1 (1991) 3-16
13. Carter D.R., Orr T.E., Fyhrie D.P., and Schurman D.J. Influences of mechanical stress on prenatal and postnatal skeletal development. Clin Orthop Relat Res (1987) 237-250
14. Le Minor J.M. Comparative anatomy and significance of the sesamoid bone of the peroneus longus muscle (os peroneum). J Anat 151 (1987) 85-99