The fabella is a sesamoid bone located behind the lateral femoral condyle. It is common in
non‐human mammals, but the prevalence rates in humans vary from 3 to 87%. Here, we …

The fabella is a sesamoid bone located in the gastrocnemius behind the lateral femoral
condyle. In humans, fabellae are 3.5 times more common today than they were 100 years …

One of the most common nerve palsies–common fibular nerve palsy–can be caused by the
variant small sesamoid bone in the posterolateral compartment of the knee joint known as …

The fabella is a sesamoid bone of the knee that can degenerate in some patients with
osteoarthritis. The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence and degeneration …

The functions and clinical consequences of the fabella, a sesamoid bone found in the
posterolateral aspect of the knee joint, are still a reason of intense debate in the scientific …

Background: The purpose of this study is to examine the plain knee radiographs in Turkish
subjects in order to determine the prevalence of the fabella and analyse the differences …

To evaluate the radiographic characteristics and prevalence of fabella and patella variants
in an indigenous African population. This retrospective observational study of orthogonal …

Using longitudinal semiserial sections of 12 lower extremities from 8 human foetuses at 15–
18 weeks, we compared foetal morphologies of the knee in specimens with and without …

OBJECTIVE: Fabella is a sesamoid whose prevalence is unstable and can be found as
bone or cartilage, which changes over time. This study aims to reveal the prevalence …

The clinical relevance of the fabella, a sesamoid bone, has recently been investigated.
Although many studies have documented the prevalence of the fabella, few large-scale …