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  • n  a folded part (as in skin or muscle)

  • When damaged by the kind of stress placed on it by distance runners, the plica thickens, interfering with the tendons in the knee and causing considerable pain.
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  • Jason Terry believes in Celtics
    Jason Terry became a Celtic last summer because he believed the team represented his best chance at winning a second NBA championship. A devastating mix of problems, from injuries and age to Terry’s own subpar performance, got in the way last season. But the 35-year-old guard, who had arthroscopic surgery to remove the plica from his left knee two weeks ago, doesn’t believe the overall team goal ...
    June 15, 2013 - Boston Herald
  • Terry believes in C’s
    Jason Terry became a Celtic last summer because he believed the team represented his best chance at winning a second NBA championship. A devastating mix of problems, from injuries and age to Terry’s own subpar performance, got in the way last season. But the 35-year-old guard, who had arthroscopic surgery to remove the plica from his left knee two weeks ago, doesn’t believe the overall team goal ...
    June 15, 2013 - Boston Herald

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