fatty pad

anatomy
Also known as: plica adiposa

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  • knee joint
    In joint: The synovial layer

    …into the bursal cavity as fatty pads (plicae adiposae); these are wedge-shaped in section, like a meniscus, with the base of the wedge against the fibrous capsule. The fatty pads are large in the elbow, knee, and ankle joints.

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