Prefemoral fat pad
The prefemoral fat pad, also called the posterior suprapatellar fat pad or supratrochlear fat pad, is a normal collection of adipose tissue anterior to the femur. It is one of the three main anterior fat pads of the knee, along with the infrapatellar and quadriceps fat pads.
Gross anatomy
Boundaries
- anterior: suprapatellar recess
- posterior: distal shaft of the femur
Related pathology
- prefemoral fat pad impingement syndrome
