ScholarLens Back to search
1997•PubMedRequires access

The pathological plica in the knee.

C Farkas, L Gáspár, Zoltán Jónás

Open publisher page 8 citations

Abstract

Fourteen patients were evaluated who had an arthroscopic removal of the symptomatic mediopatellar plica of the knee in this retrospective study. The main complaint of the patients was the pain at the medial side of the knee. Before the operation only in 3 cases was the diagnosis the pathological plica. The arthroscopy was performed in a routine way. The plica was consider pathological, and removed, when it was thickened. There was grade I or II chondropathy in the knee on the medial femoral condyle and the patella respectively, caused by the plica. Good to excellent result were obtained in 93% of the knee with or without chondromalacia.

About this research paper

What this paper is about

Fourteen patients were evaluated who had an arthroscopic removal of the symptomatic mediopatellar plica of the knee in this retrospective study. The main complaint of the patients was the pain at the medial side of the knee. Before the operation only in 3 cases was the diagnosis the pathological plica. The arthroscopy was performed in a routine way. The plica was consider pathological, and removed, when it was thickened. There was grade I or II chondropathy in the knee on the medial femoral condyle and the patella respectively, caused by the plica. Good to excellent result were obtained in 93% of the knee with or without chondromalacia.

Why it matters

OpenAlex reports 8 citations for this work. Citation counts describe recorded attention and do not establish research quality.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

Fourteen patients were evaluated who had an arthroscopic removal of the symptomatic mediopatellar plica of the knee in this retrospective study. The main complaint of the patients was the pain at the medial side of the knee. Before the operation only in 3 cases was the diagnosis the pathological plica. The arthroscopy was performed in a routine way. The plica was consider pathological, and removed, when it was thickened. There was grade I or II chondropathy in the knee on the medial femoral condyle and the patella respectively, caused by the plica. Good to excellent result were obtained in 93% of the knee with or without chondromalacia.

Key concepts: Medicine, Chondromalacia, Chondropathy, Patella, Pathological, Arthroscopy, FEMORAL CONDYLE, Knee pain

Related papers

Related paper 1Related paper 2Related paper 3
Back to paper searchBrowse research topicsOriginal source
The pathological plica in the knee. — Research Paper | ScholarLens