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Hoffas Test
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Other Names
- Hoffa's Test
Purpose
Demonstration of Hoffa's Test[1]
- To evaluate the Infrapatellar Fat Pad as a cause of knee pain
Description
- The patient is supine with knee partially flexed
- The patients medial and lateral patellar tendon are grasped by the examiner
- The knee is brought into full extension
- Positive test
- Pain elicited on either side of the patella
Pathology
Evidence
- Unknown
See Also
References
- ↑ Genin, Jason, et al. "Infrapatellar fat pad impingement: a systematic review." The Journal of Knee Surgery 30.07 (2017): 639-646.
Created by:
John Kiel on 8 March 2021 14:29:56
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7 April 2023 04:12:30
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