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Fracture of the Fabella: An Uncommon Injury in Knee
Taoufik Cherrad1, Jamal Louaste1, Hicham Bousbaä1
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Military Hospital Moulay Ismail (HMMI), 50000 Meknes, Morocco.
Abstract:
The fabella is a sesamoid bone that may contribute to the stabilization of the posterolateral knee corner and it can very occasionally act as a source of atypical and rare knee pain and functional impairment. Fracture of the fabella is a rare but important clinical entity which may be overlooked clinically and radiographically. However, it causes an intermittent mechanical pain of the knee and it can mistakenly harm another knee pathology like intra-articular loose body. We report a case of a 21-year-old man who was sustaining a fracture of fabella following vehicle accident.
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