Incarcerated Patella Synovial Plica Syndrome 4 Cases
10.4055/jkoa.1982.17.5.973
- Author:
Key Yong KIM
;
Duk Yun CHO
;
Sang Yo HAN
;
Jong Yun OH
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Incarcerated synovial plica;
Knee joint
- MeSH:
Adult;
Humans;
Knee;
Knee Joint;
Patella
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1982;17(5):973-977
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Over twenty per cent of adult knees have a synovial plica which always has possibility of changes into pathologic synovial plica symptomes and signs resembling those of other common internal derangement of the knee joint. Especially the young active patient who has a history of trauma to the knee should once be suspected incarcerated synovial plica not only the possibility of internal derangement. Four cases of symptomatic synovial plica experienced by authors are reported with available references.
