medial plica inflamed

[rollercoasterlove]

my medial plica is inflamed and the doctors keep tellin me that i willl be alright and physical therapy will help. i have beed doing PT for 4 and a half months now and i sill have the same pain as i always have. should i talk to my doc about surgery?? i am a very athletic and adventurous person and i would like to get back to doing what i like to do!! annyyy suggessttioonss????

[Enoch Choi]

When one's medial plica is inflamed, that can be a totally normal finding, but in some cases cause some pain that can go away on its own.  In rare cases it becomes chronic and ongoing.  Orthopedists are usually eager to operate, so it's easy to find one that's willing to take a look with arthroscopic surgery.  That's not to say it's the best idea since it may go away on its own.

Enoch Choi, MD