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SUBMITTER: Govaert LH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3678627 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Govaert Louise H M LH van Dijk C Niek CN Zeegers Adelgunde V C M AV Albers Gerardus H R GH
Arthroscopy techniques 20120824 2
Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) is associated with excessive tension between the iliotibial band (ITB) and the greater trochanter. Several endoscopic procedures have been reported, but in most cases the endoscopic approach only consists of a bursectomy. The ITB and fascia lata act as a lateral tension band to resist tensile strains on the concave aspect of the femur and are often implicated as the source of GTPS. We therefore believe that the ITB must be addressed. We describe an endos ...[more]