This is particularly the case for sesamoid bones — small bones that are embedded in tendons or ligaments like the kneecap. These bones can be present throughout the mammalian skeleton.

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Another cause of posterior knee pain which is not as prevalent but every bit as painful is a sesamoid bone or an accessory bone (extra bone) in the calf musculature at it’s origin behind the knee.