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...

- most common form of plica;
- located over the medial femoral condyle;
- vulnerable to direct trauma when the knee is flexed;
- repeated trauma or irritation may lead to inflammation and fibrosis of...

- synovial plica are folds of embryonic remnants of synovial membrane which, in fetus, divide knee is divided into medial, lateral, & patellar compartments;
- although these membranes normally degenerate by the second trimester, ...

Physical Exam Radiographs ACL Anteromedial Instability Anterolateral Rotatory Instability Arcuate Ligament Complex Arthrofibrosis Arthroscopy of the Knee Arthrodesis Articular Cartilage Baker's Cyst Bipartite Patella Blood Supply Blount's Disease Bursitis Capsule Chondral Injuries of the Knee Chondromalacia Diff Dx Discoid Meniscus Dislocations of the Knee Extensor Mechanism Injuries of the Knee Flexion Contracture Genu Varum Hemarthrosis High Tibial Osteotomy Intercondylar Eminence Fracture Jumper's Knee Kinematics of the Knee Joint Lachman Exam Lateral Anatomy Lateral Collateral Ligament Lateral Retinacular Release Ligaments of Humphrey and Wrisberg Medial...

- synovial cavity is deepest layer of joint capsule & it often has several embryological invaginations called plica that persist into adult life;
- these may cause anterior knee symptoms,
- although synovium membrane is attached all around, above to articular margins...

- Anatomy
- Biomechanics
- Multipartite Patella
- Chondromalacia
- Dislocation of the Patella
- Examination of the Patellofemoral Joint:
- Fractures of the Patella:
- Jumper's Knee:
- Lateral Retinacular Release
- Patella Alta
- Pathology
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