Dancer, 10 and has been diagnosed with plica syndrome. we have done 6 weeks of pt with no real results - dr wants to remove plica? successful?

YES: With a careful, accurate diagnosis, arthroscopy can successfully treat plica syndrome.

Yes : How did you know the patient have plica, most likeley MRI was done, if that corect. Most symptomatic plica can be treated without surgery. Intraplical injection and physiotherapy might be beneficial in patients with a short history of symptoms. Arthroscopy remains the gold standard for treatment of pathological plicae, if other methods fail.