Effect of Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Patients With Fabella Syndrome.
Pyong-Hwa SeolKang Wook HaYun Hee KimHo-Jun KwakSeung-Wan ParkByung-Ju RyuPublished in: Annals of rehabilitation medicine (2016)
The fabella is a small sesamoid bone generally located in the tendon of the lateral head of the gastrocnemius behind the lateral condyle of the femur. Fabella syndrome is the occurrence of posterolateral knee pain associated with the fabella. It is a rare cause of knee pain that is often misdiagnosed. Fabella syndrome can be managed with conservative or surgical treatment. We applied radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy as a new treatment strategy for fabella syndrome and achieved a successful outcome.