Arthroscopic excision of symptomatic medial plica. A study of 118 knees with 1-4 year follow-up.
We retrospectively reviewed 93 patients (118 knees) treated by arthroscopic excision of painful medial plica. A scoring scale 0-100 was used to evaluate the symptoms. After an average of 2 (1-4) years, 109 of 118 knees had little, if any, pain and the average improvement in the score was 41 points. Thus arthroscopic excision of a painful medial plica can provide lasting and satisfactory relief of symptoms.
Department of Orthopedics, Broomfield Hospital, U.K.
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Flanagan
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Trakru
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Meyer
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Mullaji
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Krappel
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D000074402:Synovectomy