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Originally Posted by
william_morris217
An orthopedic surgeon named Scott Dye authored a study in which he allowed his knees to be arthroscopically probed in an effort to map pain and sensory perception within the knee. Fascinating study, but of note in there, the fat pad your doc mentioned was assessed by Dr. Dye to be exquisitely sensitive to pain. In fact, the fat pad was so painful that the study was almost terminated. All that to say, an irritated fat bad can cause some pretty intense pain, but once the irritation / inflammation subsides, you should be good to go.