Morphological characteristics of the flexor hallucis longus-associated part of Kager’s fat pad
The KFP-F forms circumferentially enveloping relationship with the FHL and the posterior tibial neurovascular bundle. This detailed topographical description provides a crucial foundation for improving the interpretation of diagnostic imaging and refining surgical approaches for deep posterior ankle pain.
Authors
- Hirotake Yokota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0752-5574)
- Makoto Komiya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4183-6114)
- Mutsuaki Edama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2784-6466)
- Taku Toriumi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0275-425X)
- Tomonobu Ishigaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7854-218X)
- Ryo Hirabayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9698-9276)
- Kodai Sakamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5383-3466)
- Junichi Kawakami
Institutions
- Nippon Dental University (JP)
- Niigata University of Health and Welfare (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-025-09276-6
- Primary Topic
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Niigata University of Health and Welfare
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science