| Infrapatellar fat pad | |
|---|---|
 Cross section of the human knee | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Corpus adiposum infrapatellare |
| TA98 | A03.6.08.018 |
| TA2 | 1908 |
| FMA | 58772 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The infrapatellar fat pad (Hoffa's fat pad) is a cylindrical piece of fat that is situated inferior and posterior to the patella bone within the knee,[1] intervening between the patellar ligament and synovial fold of the knee joint.[2]
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- ^ "infrapatellar fat pad". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-06-12.