Body Region: Knee

  • May 2, 2026
    The suprapatellar plica is the remnant of the embryonic partition between the suprapatellar pouch and the main knee joint cavity,…
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    The lateral parapatellar plica is a synovial fold along the lateral aspect of the patellar fat pad, less common than…
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    The lateral fat pad of the knee occupies the posterolateral corner of the joint space, adjacent to the popliteus tendon…
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    Hoffa fat pad (infrapatellar fat pad) is a large intra-articular but extra-synovial adipose tissue mass occupying the anterior knee compartment…
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    The medial parapatellar plica (medial shelf) is a synovial fold running from the suprapatellar pouch medially and inferiorly across the…
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    The popliteal fossa is the diamond-shaped space posterior to the knee joint, bounded superolaterally by biceps femoris, superomedially by semimembranosus…
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    The lateral compartment of the knee is the articulation between the lateral femoral condyle and the lateral tibial plateau, separated…
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    The posterolateral recess of the knee joint is the posterior extension of the lateral tibiofemoral compartment synovium, lying between the…
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    The posterior synovial recess of the knee joint is the posterior extension of the knee joint capsule behind the cruciate…
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    The medial compartment of the knee joint is the articulation between the medial femoral condyle and the medial tibial plateau,…

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