Post-Graduate Orthopedic Instruction - Images. Answer to Case Study

  • Juan Pablo Ghisi Hospital General de Agudos “Dr. Juan A. Fernández”, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina Argus Diagnóstico Médico, Buenos Aires, Argentina http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7991-9228
  • María Emilia Vidondo Hospital General de Agudos “Dr. Juan A. Fernández”, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina Argus Diagnóstico Médico, Buenos Aires, Argentina http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5515-5884
Keywords: iliotibial band friction syndrome, patellofemoral

Abstract

Patellar tendon-lateral femoral condyle friction syndrome is discussed, a condition that has received little attention in orthopedic literature. In many cases, it is an incidental finding on MRI when there is no clinical suspicion or even confirmation of Hoffa fat pad impingement (FPI) syndrome. Identification of pathognomonic findings on imaging studies is key, both for selecting the adequate treatment option and to distinguish this condition from other causes of anterior knee pain. Although there is currently no definitive etiology for the syndrome, its identification is important for both diagnosis and treatment.

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Author Biographies

Juan Pablo Ghisi, Hospital General de Agudos “Dr. Juan A. Fernández”, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina Argus Diagnóstico Médico, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jefe del Servicio de Resonancia Magnética, Hospital General de Agudos “Dr. Juan A. Fernández”, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaArgus Diagnóstico Médico, Buenos Aires, Argentina
María Emilia Vidondo, Hospital General de Agudos “Dr. Juan A. Fernández”, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina Argus Diagnóstico Médico, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Médica de staff del Servicio de Resonancia Magnética, Hospital General de Agudos “Dr. Juan A. Fernández”, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Published
2019-08-05
How to Cite
Ghisi, J. P., & Vidondo, M. E. (2019). Post-Graduate Orthopedic Instruction - Images. Answer to Case Study. Revista De La Asociación Argentina De Ortopedia Y Traumatología, 84(3), 309-312. https://doi.org/10.15417/issn.1852-7434.2019.84.3.1003
Section
Postgraduate instruction - Images