Clinical and diagnostic outcomes in arthroscopic treatment for posterolateral plicae impingement within the radiocapitellar joint.

ABSTRACT: Synovial plica is rarely diagnosed as cause of elbow pain. Impingemnt of posterolateral plicae in the radiocapitellar joint tends to be usually overlooked. The purpose of this study was to present outcomes of arthroscopic treatment in relatively large number of cases and propose reliable diagnostic test for posterolateral plicae of the radiocapitellar joint.From January 2000 to December 2010, 24 cases diagnosed with pathologic posterolateral radiocapitellar plica on arthroscopic finding were retrospectively reviewed. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evaluation and preoperative physical examination were performed. The posterolateral radiocapitellar plica test newly proposed by the present study was also conducted. To measure postoperative clinical outcomes, the disabilities of the arm, shou

SUBMITTER: Park KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6504535 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature