An Unusual Cause of Posterior Elbow Impingement: Detachment of a Hypertrophied Posterior Fat Pad

We report a case of a 47-year-old woman who developed posterior impingement of the elbow due to detachment of a hypertrophied posterior fat pad. She reported acute left elbow pain after leaning back onto a hard object with her hand and subsequently experienced a “catching” sensation. Comparison with...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Hamada, Tetsuya Matsuura, Kosuke Sugiura, Tadahiro Higuchi, Naoto Suzue, Tomohiro Goto, Takahiko Tsutsui, Keizo Wada, Shoji Fukuta, Koichi Sairyo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/121646
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