abstract:The fabella (Latin for little bean) (see also: Flabella) is a small sesamoid bone found in some mammals embedded in the tendon of the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle behind the lateral condyle of the femur. It is a variant of normal anatomy and present in humans in 10% to 30% of individuals.
Weighing 2.5 kilos (5.5 pounds), Danica May Camacho was delivered just beforemidnightSundayamid an explosion ofmedia flash bulbs in the delivery room at Manila's Jose FabellaMemorialHospital.