Fat Pad Impingement

Fat Pad Impingement. Your fat pads or Hoffa Pads sit under the kneecap patella tendon and the patella itself filling in that space there. An ACL injury decreases the stability of the knee which makes the fat pad more prone to impingement.

A pad of fat gets impinged upon or affected in some way. What is fat pad impingement. The fat pad can become inflamed if it is squashed between the femur and patella impinged or damaged which can occur as the result of direct trauma or repeated aggravating movements.

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As the fat pad becomes inflamed and enlarged due to swelling it is no longer able to move out of joint spaces and can become pinched or impinged. Acute or chronic inflammation of the Infrapatellar Fat Pad IFP is a common source of Anterior Knee Pain. In the knee a fat pad lies between the kneecap and the underlying leg bone. Physiotherapy is a very effective treatment for fat pad impingement.