ReviewCureus2018
A Comprehensive Review of the Fabella Bone.
Review in Cureus, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Easy to gain but hard to lose: the evolution of the knee sesamoid bones in Primates-a systematic review and phylogenetic meta-analysis.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence and morphometry of the fabella in cadaveric and radiological studies: Is there a link to knee osteoarthritis?PloS one · 2026Article
- The prevalence, morphology and topography of fabella in knee joints in the polish population and its association with size of patella.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2025Article
- All-arthroscopic resection of fabella syndrome following total knee arthroplasty: a case report and literature review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Review
- Coexistence of symptomatic cyamella and multiple fabellae: A case report.Archives of rheumatology · 2023Article
- Relationship between Classification of Fabellae and the Severity of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Relevant Study in the Chinese Population.Orthopaedic surgery · 2022Article
- Prevalence of the fabella and its general characteristics in Turkish population with magnetic resonance imaging.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2021Article
- Fabella and patella variants: radiographic prevalence, distribution and clinical relevance in a population of black african descent.Anatomy & cell biology · 2021Article
- Feeding design in free-living mesostigmatid chelicerae (Acari: Anactinotrichida).Experimental & applied acarology · 2021Review
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- Fabella Syndrome and Common Peroneal Neuropathy following Total Knee Arthroplasty.Case reports in orthopedics · 2021Article
- Human biological variation in sesamoid bone prevalence: the curious case of the fabella.Journal of anatomy · 2020Article
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Abstract
The fabella is a sesamoid bone that is embedded in the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle and often articulates directly with the lateral femoral condyle. It is present in 10-30% of the general population with a higher incidence in Asians. The fabella can lead to various pathologies such as fabella pain syndrome and common fibular nerve palsy. Conservative treatment involves physical therapy or injecting local anesthetics or steroids around this bone. However, if symptoms persist, then a fabellectomy can be performed. Physicians should be aware of the fabella bone and the multiple pathologies associated with it in order to provide the best treatment and management for patients.
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