Internal Derangment of Knee Due to Rupture of Plica Synovialis Mediopatellaris: A case report
10.4055/jkoa.1977.12.3.551
- Author:
Eun Woo LEE
;
Jho Woong KANG
;
Chang Hee LEE
;
Jung Chae KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Collateral Ligaments;
Humans;
Knee Joint;
Knee;
Rupture
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1977;12(3):551-554
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In clinical experience, patients complaining of knee joint pain which is not belong to the category of well documented causative diseases, such as rupture of menisci, collateral ligaments and so forth, have been encountered, Since the report of Mayedas chorda cavi articularis genu in 1918, internal derangement of knee due to rupture of plica synovialis has been presented from time to time, Numerous nomenclatures have been offered and various histologic and clinicopathologic features have been observed. Majority of uncomplicated plica synovialis are asymptomatic and respond well to conservative treatment, whereas in complicated cases operation is often inevitable. Here, a symptomatic case, due to rupture of plica synovialis mediopatellaris which was hard to differentiate from rupture of meniscus in clinical aspect and on operation field is reported with available references.
