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Diagnosed with bilat. pfps, and ended up having both plica removed. would i still have pfps or w/o the plica am i "cured"? am i prone to knee injury?
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I call it pstello-: -femoral stress syndrome (PFSS).Same. U have poor alignment & plica removal does nothing 2 correct alignment. If it is a persistent problem, C a fellowship trained sports medicine orthopedic surgeon. There R some surgical procedures that improve it. Some R soft tissue & some involving bone or some need both @ the same time. Good luck!
Answered 4/28/2015
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