What is fat pad knee impingement?

Fat pad knee impingement can occur when the padding of fat protecting the kneecap (patella) becomes swollen and inflamed due to an injury or overuse of the knee. The bottom tip of the kneecap can pinch the fat pad and cause pain to the knee.

How do members experience fat pad knee impingement?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with fat pad knee impingement*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for fat pad knee impingement*

Who has fat pad knee impingement on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 4
40s 5
50s 4
60s 1
70+ 2

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 17

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What is fat pad knee impingement?

Fat pad knee impingement can occur when the padding of fat protecting the kneecap (patella) becomes swollen and inflamed due to an injury or overuse of the knee. The bottom tip of the kneecap can pinch the fat pad and cause pain to the knee.



Common symptoms reported by people with fat pad knee impingement

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for fat pad knee impingement

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Who has fat pad knee impingement on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 9 say fat pad knee impingement is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 4
40s 5
50s 4
60s 1
70+ 2
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 1
20-29 years 1
30-39 years 2
40-49 years 1
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 1

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 17

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 7
Not Diagnosed 1

These charts show data from fat pad knee impingement patients who have completed their condition history
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