Plica Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes, & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
WEBPlica syndrome results in pain and swelling in the middle of your knee. It’s usually caused by stress or overuse. In most cases, plica syndrome can be treated successfully with medication and physical therapy, though some people may require surgery.
Knee Plica Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment - WebMD
WEBJun 3, 2023 · A plica is a fold in the thin tissue that lines your knee joint. Most people have four of them in each knee. They let you bend and move your leg with ease. One of the four folds, the medial plica,...
Knee Plica Syndrome: Causes & Treatment - Knee Pain Explained
WEBPlica syndrome is a condition caused by inflammation in the lining of the knee joint. It results in achy knee pain which gets worse with activity, particularly up and down stairs, a feeling of instability in the knee and sometimes a catching or locking sensation.
Plica Syndrome: Symptoms, Exercises, and Surgery - Healthline
WEBSep 29, 2018 · Have an aching pain in the front of your knee? It could be plica syndrome. Learn how to recognize and treat this knee condition with exercise or surgery.
Plicae - Knee & Sports - Orthobullets
WEBSep 8, 2021 · Plica syndrome is defined as a painful impairment of knee function resulting from the thickened and inflamed synovial folds (usually medial). Diagnosis is made clinically with pain over the medial parapatellar region with possible palpation of a thickened cord.
Plica Syndrome - Physiopedia
WEBThe term plica syndrome is used to refer to the internal derangement of the knee caused by an inflammation or injury to the suprapatellar, the medial patellar or the lateral plica, or a combination of the three, and which prevents normal functioning of the knee joint.
Plica syndrome: Symptoms, diagnosis, and more - Medical News Today
WEBOct 31, 2022 · Plica syndrome is a condition that causes chronic knee pain. It happens when the plica, a fold or thick band of tissue in the synovial tissue that protects the knee, develops inflammation.
Plica Syndrome - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
WEBApr 10, 2023 · A plica is a band of thick, fibrotic tissue that extends from the synovial capsule of a joint. Plica can be present in multiple joints, but this article will review plica in the knee which is the joint most commonly affected by plica tissue.
Plica Syndrome - SportsMD
WEBAug 12, 2024 · Usually plica syndrome is characterized by pain near the anteromedial (in front and toward the midline) side of patella (kneecap). Usually the pain is associated with bending of the knee and is irritated after and during exercise.
Plica syndrome of the knee - UpToDate
WEBMay 22, 2024 · The diagnosis and treatment of plica syndrome of the knee is reviewed here. The causes and diagnostic approach to knee pain in the young athlete and adults are discussed separately: (See "Approach to acute knee pain and injury in children and skeletally immature adolescents".)