title: Patellar subluxation following plica resection.
abstract: In this paper, a case of patellar subluxation following the excision of a medial plica is presented. The biomechanical relationship between the medial plica and the patella is discussed and the need for a complete preoperative evaluation of the patient with a symptomatic plica is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Limbird
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D000074402:Synovectomy