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What In The World Is A Fabella ?
Submitted by missmyknee on October 30, 2007 - 2:53am.Those were my words, when I was told I had a Fabella bone in my knee.
A Fabella bone is an extra sesamoid bone, located laterally, behind the knee. Only about 10% of the population has a Fabella bone. It is embeded at the head of the Gastrocnemius tendon. It is about the size of a pea and is very difficult to see on xray. Believe it or not, this little bone is susceptable to arthritis, fracture, dislocation and impingement.
