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Plica Flexion Test
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Other Names
- Flexion Test
Purpose
- Evaluate the Plicae as a cause of knee pain
Description
- The patient is seated or supine
- The tibia is quickly swung into flexion from full extension
- Stop somewhere between 30 and 60°
- Positive test
- Reproduction of pain
- Thought to be due to stretching of plica with eccentric contraction of the quadriceps
Pathology
Evidence
- Unknown
See Also
References
Created by:
John Kiel on 5 March 2021 15:12:49
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Last edited:
27 April 2023 09:58:42
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