Infrapatellar Fat Pad Causing Anterior Knee Pain.

บทคัดย่อ

          From June 1990 to March 1993. There were 30 patients came to Nakhonpathom hospital with anterior knee pain symptom. These patients had no abnormal physical finding, except for click sensation at inferior pole of patella when knees were flexed and extended more than 90 degrees. All patients failed to response to conservative treatment. Arthroscopy was performed in these patients. The pathologic condition was inflammation and swollen infrapatellar fat pad that was impringed in the patellofemoral joint when knee was flexed more than 90 degree. No other pathologic condition was found. After excision of this fat pad under arthroscopic control, all patients releived from anterior knee pain symptom. lnfrapatellar fat pad was postulated to cause anterior knee pain.