Research Article

The complete type of suprapatellar plica and lipoma arborescens: a case report

Volume: 48 Number: 6 January 16, 2015
  • Mehmet Erduran
  • Gokhan Meric
  • Ali Engin Ulusal
  • Devrim Akseki
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The complete type of suprapatellar plica and lipoma arborescens: a case report

Abstract

Lipoma arborescens is a rare intra-articular benign lesion. It is characterized by villous lipomatous proliferation of the synovial tissue and its etiology is not certain. Clinical presentation is usually long-standing, painless and slowly progressive swelling of the related joint. Magnetic resonance imaging plays an important role in diagnosis. Diagnosis can be determined by hypertrophied synovial tissue with synovial lining cells containing adipose tissue on examination using a light microscope. The synovial plica of the knee is formed during the embryogenic phase of development. This development is incomplete in many individuals. When the synovial plica of the knee persists, it is transformed into an embryonic relic that is located in either the suprapatellar or midpatellar region of the knee. We present a rare case with both a complete type of suprapatellar plica and a symptomatic lipoma arborescens in the suprapatellar recess.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Mehmet Erduran This is me

Gokhan Meric This is me

Ali Engin Ulusal This is me

Devrim Akseki This is me

Publication Date

January 16, 2015

Submission Date

January 18, 2015

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2014 Volume: 48 Number: 6

APA
Erduran, M., Meric, G., Ulusal, A. E., & Akseki, D. (2015). The complete type of suprapatellar plica and lipoma arborescens: a case report. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 48(6), 703-706. https://doi.org/10.3944/AOTT.2014.13.0139
AMA
1.Erduran M, Meric G, Ulusal AE, Akseki D. The complete type of suprapatellar plica and lipoma arborescens: a case report. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2015;48(6):703-706. doi:10.3944/AOTT.2014.13.0139
Chicago
Erduran, Mehmet, Gokhan Meric, Ali Engin Ulusal, and Devrim Akseki. 2015. “The Complete Type of Suprapatellar Plica and Lipoma Arborescens: A Case Report”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 48 (6): 703-6. https://doi.org/10.3944/AOTT.2014.13.0139.
EndNote
Erduran M, Meric G, Ulusal AE, Akseki D (January 1, 2015) The complete type of suprapatellar plica and lipoma arborescens: a case report. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 48 6 703–706.
IEEE
[1]M. Erduran, G. Meric, A. E. Ulusal, and D. Akseki, “The complete type of suprapatellar plica and lipoma arborescens: a case report”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 48, no. 6, pp. 703–706, Jan. 2015, doi: 10.3944/AOTT.2014.13.0139.
ISNAD
Erduran, Mehmet - Meric, Gokhan - Ulusal, Ali Engin - Akseki, Devrim. “The Complete Type of Suprapatellar Plica and Lipoma Arborescens: A Case Report”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 48/6 (January 1, 2015): 703-706. https://doi.org/10.3944/AOTT.2014.13.0139.
JAMA
1.Erduran M, Meric G, Ulusal AE, Akseki D. The complete type of suprapatellar plica and lipoma arborescens: a case report. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2015;48:703–706.
MLA
Erduran, Mehmet, et al. “The Complete Type of Suprapatellar Plica and Lipoma Arborescens: A Case Report”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 48, no. 6, Jan. 2015, pp. 703-6, doi:10.3944/AOTT.2014.13.0139.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Erduran, Gokhan Meric, Ali Engin Ulusal, Devrim Akseki. The complete type of suprapatellar plica and lipoma arborescens: a case report. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2015 Jan. 1;48(6):703-6. doi:10.3944/AOTT.2014.13.0139