Fabella

Fabella
Fabella is the small calcification appearing back of femoral condyles
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Identifiers
Latin	Os fabella
FMA	281591
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The fabella (Latin for little bean) (or flabella) is a small sesamoid bone found in some mammals embedded in the tendon of the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle behind the lateral condyle of the femur. It is a variant of normal anatomy and present in humans in 10% to 30% of individuals. Rarely, there are 2 or 3 of these bones (fabella bi- or tripartita). It can be mistaken for a loose body or osteophyte.

The fabella is a standard finding on radiographs of the dog and cat, and both medial and lateral fabellae are typically present.

See also

• Fabella sign

References

• Duncan W, Dahm D (2003). "Clinical anatomy of the fabella". Clin Anat. 16 (5): 448–449. doi:10.1002/ca.10137. PMID 12903068. 
• Platzer, Werner (2015). Color Atlas of Human Anatomy, Vol. 1: Locomotor System (7th ed.). Thieme. ISBN 978-3-13-533306-9.