II. Definitions (based on arthroscopy)
- Pleats of synovial lining of the knee
- Four Plicae
- Inferior plica (ligamentum mucosum)
- Intercondylar
- Anterior to anterior cruciate ligament
- Superior plica (plica synovialis suprapatellaris)
- Suprapatellar region (2 cm above Patella)
- Medial plica (plica synovialis Patellaris)
- Five anatomic subsets of the plica
- One finger breadth lateral to medial Patella
- Lateral plica (rarely injured)
- Five anatomic subsets
- Inferior plica (ligamentum mucosum)
III. Mechanism of Injury
- More common in teenage athletes
- Onset often after blunt or twisting Knee Injury
- Repetitive knee flexion-extension
- Rowing
- Swimming
- Cycling
IV. Symptoms
V. Signs
VI. Management
- Eliminate or reduce provocative activities
- Cycling
- Stair-step machine
- Local Cold Therapy
- Consider local Corticosteroid Injection
- Consider arthroscopic repair
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Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
ICD9 | 727.83 |
ICD10 | M67.5 |
English | Plica syndrome, plica syndrome (diagnosis), plica syndrome, plica syndromes |
Dutch | plica-syndroom |
French | Syndrome de la plica |
German | Plica Syndrom |
Italian | Sindrome della plica |
Portuguese | Síndrome da plica |
Spanish | Síndrome de plica |
Japanese | タナショウコウグン, たな症候群 |
Czech | Syndrom vrásek |
Hungarian | Plica syndroma |