Infrapatellar fat pad recesses
Recessi corpi adiposum infrapatellare
- Synonym: Hoffa's fat pad recesses
Definition
The infrapatellar fat pad recesses (Hoffa's fat pad recesses) include the inferior infrapatellar fat pad recesse (infrahoffatic) and superior infrapatellar fat pad recesse (suprahoffatic), which are located along the posterior margin of the infrapatellar fat pad and are important in distinguishing between normal anatomical variations and pathological conditions.[1]
References
1. Recesses Along the Posterior Margin of the Infrapatellar (Hoffa's) Fat Pad: Prevalence and Morphology on Routine MR Imaging of the Knee.Aydingöz U, Oguz B, Aydingöz O, et al.European Radiology. 2005;15(5):988-94. doi:10.1007/s00330-004-2457-3.
