The Fabella in Total Knee Arthroplasty is like Tasmania, Rediscovered.
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
Published online on April 15, 2026
Abstract
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, Volume 14, Issue 4_suppl2, April 2026.
Objective:The fabella is the “little bean” sesamoid in the knee that lies within the lateral head of the gastrocnemius adjacent to the lateral femoral condyle. It can articulate and the size and shape can vary. The incidence of fabella is 10-30% [1] of ...
Objective:The fabella is the “little bean” sesamoid in the knee that lies within the lateral head of the gastrocnemius adjacent to the lateral femoral condyle. It can articulate and the size and shape can vary. The incidence of fabella is 10-30% [1] of ...