Shelf Syndrome of the Knee in Elderly People: A Report of Three Cases

Shelf Syndrome of the Knee in Elderly People: A Report of Three Cases

Shelf syndrome occurs mainly in younger people (particularly athletes) and rarely in elderly people. We report on 3 elderly patients with a medial synovial plica causing severe pain and locked knees. They had had no symptoms in their early or middle life. After removal of the shelf, the symptoms imp...

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Main Authors: Takatomo Mine, Koichiro Ihara, Hiroyuki Kawamura, Takayuki Seto, Keitaro Umehara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-08-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901202000229
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spelling doaj-739f57af127b4142881983236c7617382020-11-25T04:01:10ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Orthopaedic Surgery2309-49902012-08-012010.1177/230949901202000229Shelf Syndrome of the Knee in Elderly People: A Report of Three CasesTakatomo MineKoichiro IharaHiroyuki KawamuraTakayuki SetoKeitaro UmeharaShelf syndrome occurs mainly in younger people (particularly athletes) and rarely in elderly people. We report on 3 elderly patients with a medial synovial plica causing severe pain and locked knees. They had had no symptoms in their early or middle life. After removal of the shelf, the symptoms improved considerably. Although shelf syndrome is rare in the elderly, it should be suspected whenever severe pain and a locked knee are present.https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901202000229
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Koichiro Ihara
Hiroyuki Kawamura
Takayuki Seto
Keitaro Umehara
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Koichiro Ihara
Hiroyuki Kawamura
Takayuki Seto
Keitaro Umehara
Shelf Syndrome of the Knee in Elderly People: A Report of Three Cases
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
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Koichiro Ihara
Hiroyuki Kawamura
Takayuki Seto
Keitaro Umehara
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title Shelf Syndrome of the Knee in Elderly People: A Report of Three Cases
title_short Shelf Syndrome of the Knee in Elderly People: A Report of Three Cases
title_full Shelf Syndrome of the Knee in Elderly People: A Report of Three Cases
title_fullStr Shelf Syndrome of the Knee in Elderly People: A Report of Three Cases
title_full_unstemmed Shelf Syndrome of the Knee in Elderly People: A Report of Three Cases
title_sort shelf syndrome of the knee in elderly people: a report of three cases
publisher SAGE Publishing
series Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
issn 2309-4990
publishDate 2012-08-01
description Shelf syndrome occurs mainly in younger people (particularly athletes) and rarely in elderly people. We report on 3 elderly patients with a medial synovial plica causing severe pain and locked knees. They had had no symptoms in their early or middle life. After removal of the shelf, the symptoms improved considerably. Although shelf syndrome is rare in the elderly, it should be suspected whenever severe pain and a locked knee are present.
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