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What happens during arthroscopic knee surgery for plica?

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Arthorscopic surgery: In arthroscopic surgery the surgeon looks 360 degrees around the entire knee. If the patient has a plica the surgeon would incise it with an instrument. That being said i would anticipate that the plica is a secondary diagnosis and not the prime reason for the surgery.

Dr Rao agreed

Answered 9/21/2018

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