Fabella
| Fabella | |
|---|---|
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| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | os fabella |
| TA2 | 1395 |
| FMA | 281591 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The fabella is a small
In humans, it is more common in men than women, older individuals compared to younger, and there is high regional variation, with fabellae being most common in people living in Asia and Oceania and least common in people living in North America and Africa. Bilateral cases (one per knee) are more common than unilateral ones (one per individual), and within individual cases, fabellae are equally likely to be present in right or left knees. Taken together, these data suggest the ability to form a fabella may be genetically controlled, but fabella ossification may be environmentally controlled.[4]
Although the fabella seems to have disappeared with the
"The fabella can lead to posterolateral knee pain either due to cartilage softening (chondromalacia fabellae) or other osteoarthritic changes on its articular surface."[6]
See also
References
Further reading
- Duncan, W; Dahm, D (September 2003). "Clinical anatomy of the fabella". Clin Anat. 16: 448–9. PMID 12903068.
- Werner, Platzer: Color Atlas of Human Anatomy, Vol. 1: Locomotor System (7th ed.), published by ISBN 978-3-13-533306-9)
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