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Three different tumour-like lesions within the infrapatellar fat pad, an osteochondroma, a localised pigmented villonodular synovitis and a synovial cyst are reported. The osteochondroma and the pigmented villonodular synovitis were treated by marginal excision, and the synovial cyst was resected using arthroscopy.
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Nouri, H., Hmida, F.B., Ouertatani, M. et al. Tumour-like lesions of the infrapatellar fat pad. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 18, 1391–1394 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-009-1034-3
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