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This study aimed to evaluate the long-term clinical and radiologic outcomes following arthroscopic resection of the infrapatellar fat pad in patients with IFPIS. Materials and Methods: Eighteen patients (10 females, 8 males; median age 22) diagnosed with IFPIS and unresponsive to conservative therapy underwent arthroscopic partial or subtotal resection between 2007 and 2013. Diagnosis was based on physical examination (Hoffa\u2019s test), MRI findings, and response to lidocaine injection. Clinical outcomes (VAS, IKDC-2000, Kujala, Lysholm, Tegner activity scores) and radiologic assessments (ISR, CDI, PFJ osteoarthritis grade) were evaluated preoperatively, at 2 years, and at a final follow-up (mean 148.7 months). Results: All clinical scores significantly improved postoperatively. VAS decreased from 7.25 \u00b1 0.79 to 2.43 \u00b1 1.50 at 2 years, and to 3.66 \u00b1 1.50 at the final follow-up (p &lt; 0.001). Similar long-term improvements were observed in the Kujala, IKDC-2000, Lysholm, and Tegner scores (all p &lt; 0.001). Radiographic parameters including ISR and CDI remained stable, and there was no statistically significant progression in patellofemoral osteoarthritis. However, 5 of 18 patients (27.8%) reported persistent symptoms at long-term follow-up. Conclusions: Arthroscopic resection of the infrapatellar fat pad in patients with IFPIS showed favorable and sustained clinical outcomes over a 10-year follow-up, without significant radiological changes. These results suggest that arthroscopic resection is a viable treatment option when accurate diagnosis is established.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina61060997","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,29]],"date-time":"2025-05-29T07:46:26Z","timestamp":1748504786000},"page":"997","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Arthroscopic Resection of Infrapatellar Fat Pad Impingement Syndrome: Long-Term Clinical Results at Minimum 10-Year Follow-Up"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"61","author":[{"given":"Young-Cheol","family":"Park","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Munhwa-dong, Jung-gu, Daejeon 35015, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Young-Mo","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Munhwa-dong, Jung-gu, Daejeon 35015, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4130-7431","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yong-Bum","family":"Joo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Munhwa-dong, Jung-gu, Daejeon 35015, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"E9","article-title":"Prefemoral fat pad impingement syndrome: Identification and diagnosis","volume":"42","author":"Borja","year":"2013","journal-title":"Am. 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