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Radiograph of the left knee showing no changes.
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The clinical examination revealed normal radiographs (Figure 1), and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a nodular image in the deep portion of the Hoffa fat pad between the transverse ligament and the anterior cruciate ligament, measuring 1.8 x 1.3 cm (Figure 2A, 2B, and 2C).
MRI of the left knee (T2-weighted images in sagittal, coronal and axial)-nodular lesion in the deep portion of the Hoffa fat fad posterior to the transverse ligament and anterior to the ACL, measuring 1.8 x 1.3 cm with low signal intensity on T2.
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The clinical examination revealed normal radiographs (Figure 1), and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a nodular image in the deep portion of the Hoffa fat pad between the transverse ligament and the anterior cruciate ligament, measuring 1.8 x 1.3 cm (Figure 2A, 2B, and 2C).
Intraoperative macroscopic appearance of injury: nodular red-brown villous projection floating in the synovial fluid.
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Some red-brown nodular synovial tissue fixed to the tibial plateau by a pedicle (Figure 3) was observed during arthroscopy.