Anterior suprapatellar (quadriceps) fat pad

Quadriceps
fat pad syndrome. Schematic diagram of the normal fat pads of the knee: quadriceps (red), prefemoral (yellow), infrapatellar/Hoffa (blue)
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The quadriceps or anterior suprapatellar fat pad is one of the anterior knee fat pads. It is triangular-shaped, lies superior to the patella, posterior to the quadriceps tendon and anterior to the suprapatellar bursa and separates the knee joint capsule from the synovium.

Related pathology

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Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu Quadriceps Fettpolster:
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suprapatellaren Fettpolster
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