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Hoffa’s fat pad impingement, also known as Hoffa’s syndrome, occurs when the infrapatellar fat pad (a soft, fatty tissue located below and behind the patella or kneecap) becomes compressed and irritated.
Hoffa’s fat pad impingement syndrome (also known as infrapatellar fat pad impingement) occurs when a fat pad in your knee gets pinched between the bones of your knee joint. There are a variety of possible causes, and this painful condition often goes together with other problems in and around the knee.
Hoffa pad impingement syndrome, also known as Hoffa disease, fat pad impingement, and infrapatellar fat pad (IFP) syndrome, is a painful impingement of the IFP between the patella and distal femoral condyle. The diseased fat pad is characterized by inflammation, swelling, hypertrophy, and fibrosis, most often caused by trauma or prior surgery.
Fat pad impingement occurs when the infrapatellar fat pad or ‘Hoffa’s pad’ becomes impinged between the patella (kneecap) and femoral condyle (thigh bone). It usually occurs from a severe impact on the knee.
Acute or chronic inflammation of the Infrapatellar Fat Pad (IFP) is a common source of Anterior Knee Pain; also called Hoffa's disease, fat pad syndrome or hoffitis.
In infrapatellar fat pad impingement syndrome (Hoffa disease) the cause is usually due to single or repetitive traumatic episodes; the inflamed fat pad then becomes hypertrophied with a predisposition to impingement between the tibia and femur, and thus to further injury (a vicious circle).
When the Hoffa fat pad becomes inflamed, often due to injury, overuse, or biomechanical issues, it can result in Hoffa's Syndrome. This condition, also known as knee fat pad impingement, causes pain, swelling, and discomfort in the front of the knee.
Patellar tendon-lateral femoral condyle friction syndrome, also known as Hoffa fat pad impingement syndrome, is a common cause of anterior knee pain in active individuals.
The infrapatellar fat pad (or Hoffa's fat pad) has a rich vascular and nervous supply [2], and it is currently believed that inflammation of the infrapatellar fat pad can occur after acute injury or repetitive microtrauma, leading to anterior knee pain.
Infrapatellar fat pad syndrome is when your fat pad becomes pinched (impinged) between your kneecap and thigh bone or between your thigh and shin bones. It’s also known as infrapatellar fat pad impingement and Hoffa pad impingement syndrome.