An Unusual Cause of Posterior Elbow Impingement: Detachment of a Hypertrophied Posterior Fat Pad

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Posterior arthroscopic view of the left elbow. (a) The olecranon fossa is covered by the fat pad (asterisk). (b) The fat pad is partially detached from the rest of the fat pad. (c) The olecranon fossa is visible when the fat pad is pulled upwards. (d) View after debridement of the posterior fossa of the elbow. O: olecranon; H: humerus; T: triceps; F: olecranon fossa. Image views: top: proximal; left: lateral; right: medial; bottom: distal.

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