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SUBMITTER: Gulledge CM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6620622 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gulledge Caleb M CM Makhni Eric C EC
Arthroscopy techniques 20190517 6
Lateral hip pain in patients without significant osteoarthritis may be due to a number of different etiologies. Recent attention has been placed on the role of abductor tendon (gluteus medius and minimus) deficiency in these patients. These tears, analogous to rotator cuff tears in the shoulder, may cause pain, weakness, limp, and dysfunction. Mainstays of treatment include nonoperative treatment and, in select patients, operative fixation. This article presents an overview of management of pati ...[more]