Question 1

What is Hoffa’s Fat Pad Evaluation?

Accepted Answer

A diagnostic procedure to assess the infrapatellar fat pad located below the kneecap. It aims to identify if the pad is being compressed or impinged during knee movement.

Question 2

When should you get this assessment?

Accepted Answer

When experiencing anterior knee pain that worsens with leg extension. In cases of swelling directly below the kneecap. Following a direct impact or injury to the front of the knee.

Question 3

Goals of the Clinical Exam

Accepted Answer

Differentiating between tendonitis and fat pad impingement. Determining the need for surgical intervention or intensive physical therapy. Reducing the risk of pain developing into a chronic condition.

Relieve Your Anterior Knee Pain - Hoffa’s Fat Pad Impingement Evaluation