Relationship Between Knee Pain and Infrapatellar Fat Pad Morphology: A Within ‐ and Between‐Person Analysis From the Osteoarthritis Initiative

ConclusionIndependent of the ambiguous role of the infrapatellar fat pad in knee osteoarthritis (a potential source of proinflammatory cytokines or a mechanical shock absorber), the size of the infrapatellar fat pad does not appear to be related to knee pain.

Source: Arthritis Care and Research - March 11, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Eva Steidle ‐Kloc, Adam G. Culvenor, Jan Dörrenberg, Wolfgang Wirth, Anja Ruhdorfer, Felix Eckstein Tags: Original Article Source Type: research