Can a Meniscectomy fail?

Can a Meniscectomy fail?

The findings, published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, add to a string of papers suggesting that arthroscopic partial meniscectomy fails to help many patients.

When to resect a plica in the knee?

Plicae within the knee are usually treated nonoperatively. Occasionally I will resect a plica when I am doing a surgery for another problem, such as a meniscus tear.

Do you have to have surgery to remove plica?

This observations seems to true whether the surgery involves trimming out a meniscus tear, resecting a plica, or other arthroscopic procedures.

How long does it take to heal a plica tear?

The fold of plica tissue may also have become caught in the joint so often that the joint cartilage is softened and even fissured, and this can slow down the rehabilitation period. Rehab after surgery can take up to a year, but some people are fine after a few weeks.

Can a resection of the plica cause quad weakness?

Resection of the plica usually does not add much to the procedure. Occasionally it causes a little more swelling than one might expect from a meniscus surgery. This increased swelling could cause some increased quad weakness early on.

Plicae within the knee are usually treated nonoperatively. Occasionally I will resect a plica when I am doing a surgery for another problem, such as a meniscus tear.

How does an orthopedic surgeon remove a plica?

Once the plica is located with the arthroscope, small instruments are inserted through another one-quarter inch incision to cut away the plica tissue and remove the structure. The area where the plica is removed heals back with scar tissue. There are no known problems associated with not having a plica, so you won’t miss it. Rehabilitation

What causes an injury to the medial plica?

Activities that repeatedly bend and straighten the knee, such as running, biking, or use of a stair-climbing machine, can irritate the medial plica and cause plica syndrome. Injury to the plica can also happen suddenly, such as when the knee is struck in the area around the medial plica.

What do you need to know about plica syndrome?

Plica syndrome is an interesting problem that occurs when an otherwise normal structure in the knee becomes a source of knee pain due to injury or overuse. The diagnosis can sometimes be difficult, but if this is the source of your knee pain, it can be easily treated.