- Discussion:
- synovial plica are folds of embryonic remnants of synovial membrane which,
in fetus, divide knee is divided into medial, lateral, & patellar compartments;
- although these membranes normally degenerate by the second trimester,
(allowing knee to become one cavity), incomplete membrane degeneration
will lead to the formation of plicae;
- Medial (Shelf) Plica:
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