Plica Syndrome eMedicine Orthopedics

Description: Plica syndrome of the knee is a constellation of signs and symptoms that occur secondary to injury or overuse. An otherwise normal structure, a plica can be a significant source of anterior knee pain. Once an inflammatory process is established, the normal plical tissue may hypertrophy into a truly pathological structure. This article provides an overview of pertinent anatomy as well as diagnosis and treatment of plica syndrome of the knee.
Synonyms and related keywords: medial synovial shelf, medial shelf, synovial chorda, medial pleat, Iino's band, Iino band, Aoki's ledge, Aoki ledge, medial intraarticular band, meniscus of the patella, mediopatellar pseudomeniscus, plica synovialis mediopatellaris, plica synovialis suprapatellaris, superomedial plica, medial suprapatellar plica, plica alaris elongata, ligamentum mucosum, plica synovialis patellaris, plica synovialis patellae, infrapatellar plica, infrapatellar fold, infrapatellar septum, knee pain
Bigelow & Mehlman 2004