Original Article
Medial plica syndrome of the left knee
Authors:
F J Wessels ,
Departments of Radiology Meander Medisch Centrum, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
B C van der Wal,
Departments of Orthopedics, Meander Medisch Centrum, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
M Nix
Departments of Radiology, Meander Medisch Centrum, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
Abstract
Background: A 36-year-old woman presented to the orthopedic department with painful impairment of the left knee. The pain to the medial side of the knee and locking of the knee joint had started after a distortion of the knee during a game of soccer 2 weeks earlier. On clinical exami - nation, the left knee showed a flexion/extension range of 110/0°. On palpation and rotation of the knee joint, the patient experienced pain in the medial compartment of the knee. The anterior drawer test was slightly positive (+1); examinations of the other ligaments of the knee were negative.
How to Cite:
Wessels FJ, van der Wal BC, Nix M. Medial plica syndrome of the left knee. Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology. 2012;95(3):170–1. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/jbr-btr.608
Published on
01 May 2012.
Peer Reviewed
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