Plica Syndrome - Physiopedia In the knee, 4 types of plicae can be distinguished, depending on the anatomical location within the knee joint cavities: suprapatellar, mediopatellar, infrapatellar and lateral plicae The last one is rarely seen and, therefore, there is some controversy regarding its existence or its exact nature
Knee Plica Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment - WebMD 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
Knee Plica Syndrome: Causes Treatment - Knee Pain Explained Plicae are small folds in the synovial membrane, the thin structure that surrounds and lines the knee joint Plica syndrome, aka plica synovialis, can develop in any of the four knee plica, the most common being in the medial plica
Plica Syndrome - SportsMD Plica syndrome is often characterized by anterior knee pain, which is most commonly found along the superomedial aspect of the knee The “plica” is due to remnant embryological tissue that compartmentalizes the knee during fetal development
Plica Syndrome - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf 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 Diagnosis And Treatment - Klarity Health Library The plica is the inward fold of the synovial membrane, and it is present in most knee joints bilaterally They are formed in the fetal stage of development and are remodelled, typically reducing in size, as the knee joint continues to develop