Medial Abrasion Syndrome

Medial Abrasion Syndrome: A Neglected Cause of Knee Pain in Middle and Old Age

Knee pain is a prevailing health problem of middle and old age. Medial plica-related medial abrasion syndrome (MAS), although a well-known cause of knee pain in younger individuals, has rarely been investigated in older individuals. This prospective study was conducted to investigate the prevalence and clinical manifestations of this syndrome as a cause of knee pain in middle and old age. The o...

Medial Abrasion Syndrome: A Neglected Cause of Knee Pain in Middle and Old Age: Erratum

The Medial Tibial Syndrome

Most runners, occasionally even joggers, complain at some time of pain over the inner border of the shin. Among athletes this complaint is known as “shin splints”. The pain generally disappears within a few weeks, but the condition may also become chronic, with bouts of pain recurring over a period of several months. The pain may be so severe as to make consistent training impossible. Having ex...

Medial plica syndrome.

Synovial plicae are membranous inward folds of the synovial lining of the knee joint capsula. Such folds are regularly found in the human knee, but most are asymptomatic and of little clinical consequence. However, they can become symptomatic and cause knee pain. In this review, we will discuss medial plica syndrome. Medial plica irritation of the knee is a common source of anterior knee pain. ...

Long-term results of abrasion arthroplasty for full-thickness cartilage lesions of the medial femoral condyle.

PURPOSE To evaluate the long-term functional results of arthroscopic abrasion arthroplasty for the treatment of full-thickness cartilage lesions of the medial femoral condyle. METHODS Between 1990 and 1996, 75 consecutive patients with isolated chondral lesions of the medial femoral condyle were treated with arthroscopic chondral abrasion. A retrospective analysis of the clinical results of t...