Is osteoarthritis of the knee, due to friction (plica), a reality? Analysis of this degenerative joint pathology
Case report
Abstract
Osteoarthritis of the knee is the most common cause of pain in the elderly; it is a condition secondary to various diseases and affects all intra articular structures. A possible etiologic factor could be secondary to medial plica inflamed and thickened. This type of pathology was not considered in any of the existing classifications and may be previously diagnosed, in most cases, by an MRI and confirmed by arthroscopy. The authors present a case of osteoarthritis of the medial compartment of the knee secondary to a medial plica and the theme is updated.References
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