plica

pli·​ca ˈplī-kə plural plicae ˈplī-ˌkē -ˌsē : a fold or folded part. especially : a groove or fold of skin.

Etymology. From Medieval Latin, from Latin plicare (“to fold”).

On this page you'll find 51 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to plica, such as: bend, circumvolution, cockle, convolution, corrugation, and crease.

The suprapatellar plica is found in the suprapatellar pouch, an area behind the kneecap extending up behind the quadriceps tendon. The suprapatellar plica is typically a domed, crescent shape, sitting between the suprapatellar bursa and the knee joint, and may be connected to part of the medial plica.

Plica syndrome results in pain and swelling in the middle of your knee. It's usually caused by stress or overuse. In most cases, plica syndrome can be treated successfully with medication and physical therapy, though some people may require surgery.

The medial patellar plica is also known as plica synovialis mediopatellaris, medial synovial shelf, plica alaris elongata, medial parapatellar plica, meniscus of the patella or after its first two descriptors as Iion's band or Aoki's ledge.

Some plicae have been described with multiple names in the literature representing the same structure 1,2:

• medial patellar plica: most common symptomatic plica.
• suprapatellar plica / superior patellar plica.
• infrapatellar plica / ligamentum mucosum: most common knee plica.
• lateral patellar plica: rare (<1%)

A plica is a fold in the membrane that protects your knee joint. Most people have four folds in each knee. Sometimes the plica located in the middle of your knee becomes irritated.

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. swell and become painful. The initial injury may lead to scarring and thickening of the plica tissue later.

The medial plica of the knee is a thin, well-vascularized intraarticular fold of the joint lining, or synovial tissue, over the medial aspect of the knee (Fig. 1). It is present in everyone, but is more prominent in some people.

On this page you'll find 51 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to plica, such as: bend, circumvolution, cockle, convolution, corrugation, and crease.

Plica syndrome results in pain and swelling in the middle of your knee. It's usually caused by stress or overuse. In most cases, plica syndrome can be treated successfully with medication and physical therapy, though some people may require surgery.