Anterior knee fat pads
There are three anterior knee fat pads :
- infrapatellar fat pad (of Hoffa)
- fills the space between the patella ligament and the anterior intercondylar area of the tibia
- posterior suprapatellar (prefemoral or supratrochlear) fat pad
- anterior suprapatellar (quadriceps) fat pad
- fills the space between the suprapatellar recess and the quadriceps tendon
Related pathology
