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. 2017 Oct 10;17(3):195–202. doi: 10.2463/mrms.rev.2017-0063

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Anatomy of the peripatellar fat pads. The suprapatellar fat pad (solid straight arrow) is triangular in shape, located superior to the patella, posterior to the quadriceps tendon and anterior to the suprapatellar recess. The prefemoral fat pad (empty arrow) is anterior to the distal shaft of the femur and posterior to the suprapatellar recess. Infrapatellar fat pad (Hoffa fat pad) (curved arrow) is inferior to the patella, posterior to the patellar tendon, and anterior to the intercondylar notch.