Anatomic study of fabella and its surrounding structures in a Chinese population

Zeng, Shuxiong; Dong, Xi-Le; Ruishan, Dang; Wu, Guo-Sheng; Wang, Jiafeng; Wang, Dong; Huang, Hui-Long; Guo, Xiaodan

doi:10.1007/s00276-011-0828-4

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“…ment, and the described frequency of FF ranging between 20-87%. [9,10,17,18] We detected the FF with an actual ligament appearance in 11 sides in our series. Any fibrous structure coming from the FH and attached to the capsule, without reaching to femoral epicondyle, was discriminated from the FF and indicated as AL.…”

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“…Some authors have suggested that FF is seen only in the presence of the fabella, [12,29] while some others stated that it can be found even in the absence of fabella. [17,32] Zeng et al [9] proposed that the presence of fabella did not correlate with the size or frequency of FF, whereas Seebacher et al [12] noted that when the fabella was large, AL was absent and FF was strong. In addition, Seebacher suggested that if the fabella or its cartilaginous remnant was absent, then FF was absent and only AL was found.…”

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“…The frequency of FF has been reported in the literature as having a presence of 20-87%. [9,10,17,18] Such a large range may be due to the variations in the FF and problems with its identification.…”

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A descriptive and morphometric study of the fabellofibular, arcuate popliteal and popliteofibular ligaments

Kurtoğlu¹,

Elvan²,

Aktekın³

et al. 2015

Anatomy

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Injuries of posterolateral knee structures are uncommon, however they are functionally important as these structures play a major role in dynamic and static stabilization of the knee against varus and external rotation stresses. [1][2][3][4][5][6] The posterolateral corner of the knee (PLC) has been defined as the "dark side" by orthopedists because of its complex structure. [1,4,7,8] In addition, there are discrepancies between descriptions of the various ligamentous structures such as the fabellofibular (FF), arcuate popliteal (AL) and popliteofibular (PF) ligaments in the literature. [9][10][11][12][13][14][15] One of the discrepancies is variety of descriptions of AL and FL. In some publications FF has been defined as "the strong vertical part of AL", while in others it has

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A descriptive and morphometric study of the fabellofibular, arcuate popliteal and popliteofibular ligaments

Kurtoğlu¹,

Elvan²,

Aktekın³

et al. 2015

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“…The radiographic evidence of both medial and lateral fabellae in all animals is different from humans and domestic cats. In domestic cats, the medial fabella may not be visualised radiographically (Arnbjerg and Heje, 1993) whereas in humans, both the lateral and medial fabellae may not be visualised radiographically (Zeng et al, 2012).…”

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Osteology and Radiographic Anatomy of the Pelvis and Hind Limb of Healthy Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta)

Makungu

Groenewald

Plessis

et al. 2013

Anat. Histol. Embryol.

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SummaryIn family Lemuridae, anatomical variations exist. Considering its conservation status (near threatened) and presence of similarities between strepsirrhines and primitive animals, it was thought to be beneficial to describe the gross osteology and radiographic anatomy of the pelvis and hind limb of ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) as a reference for clinical use and species identification. Radiography was performed in 14 captive adult ring-tailed lemurs. The radiographic findings were correlated with bone specimens from 2 two adult animals. Additionally, computed tomography of the hind limbs was performed in one animal. The pelvic bone has a well-developed caudal ventral iliac spine. The patella has a prominent tuberosity on the cranial surface. The first metatarsal bone and digit 1 are markedly stouter than the other metatarsal bones and digits with medial divergence from the rest of the metatarsal bones and digits. Ossicles were seen in the lateral meniscus, inter-phalangeal joint of digit 1 and in the infrapatellar fat pad. Areas of mineral opacity were seen within the external genitalia, which are believed to be the os penis and os clitoris. Variations exist in the normal osteology and radiographic appearance of the pelvis and hind limb of different animal species. The use of only atlases from domestic cats and dogs for interpretative purposes may be misleading.

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“…The incidence and bony nature of fabellae in human adults has been found to vary, with studies showing incidence rates of 66.6% (44% bony) [8]; 23.5% (72% bony) [13]; 86.9% (56% bony) [24]; and 31% (100% bony) [3]. Almost half of fabellae carry a facet for articulation to the lateral femoral condyle [3].…”

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A new insight into the fabella at knee: the foetal development and evolution

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Anatomic study of fabella and its surrounding structures in a Chinese population

Abstract: Fabellae were mainly present in the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle in a large proportion of the Chinese population. More than half of the cartilage fabellae were not visualized on radiograph. Its clinical significance could not be ignored by physicians and anatomists.

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A descriptive and morphometric study of the fabellofibular, arcuate popliteal and popliteofibular ligaments

A descriptive and morphometric study of the fabellofibular, arcuate popliteal and popliteofibular ligaments

Osteology and Radiographic Anatomy of the Pelvis and Hind Limb of Healthy Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta)

A new insight into the fabella at knee: the foetal development and evolution

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