ArticleAnatomy & cell biology2021
Fabella and patella variants: radiographic prevalence, distribution and clinical relevance in a population of black african descent.
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- 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
- Patellar Non-Traumatic Pathologies: A Pictorial Review of Radiologic Findings.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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- The Effect of Patellofemoral Maltracking and Patella Type on Symptomatic Bipartite Patella.Cureus · 2023Article
- The Ethnic and Geographical Distribution of Fabella: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 34,733 Knees.Cureus · 2021Article
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Abstract
To evaluate the radiographic characteristics and prevalence of fabella and patella variants in an indigenous African population. This retrospective observational study of orthogonal knee radiographs of 377 consecutive subjects was conducted in Lagos, Nigeria, from February 2017 to November 2017. The presence of bipartite/multipartite patella, as well as the presence of fabella were noted. The craniocaudal diameter, anteroposterior diameter, fabello-femoral distance and fabello-tibial distance of the fabella were measured.
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