Medial synovial plica syndrome of the knee: A diagnostic pitfall in adolescent athletes

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 44-48

  Irha, Ernest ^a,b   Vrdoljak, Javor ^a  

^a Croatia   (Croatia)

^b NONE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Anterior knee pain; Medial plica syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE PAIN; MALE; MEDIAL SYNOVIAL PLICA SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SYNDROME; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE;

EID: 0037247768     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00009957-200301000-00008     Document Type: Article

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