Greater trochanteric pain syndrome: a review of anatomy, diagnosis and treatment

BS Williams, SP Cohen - Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) is a term used to describe chronic pain overlying
the lateral aspect of the hip. This regional pain syndrome, once described as trochanteric …

Conservative treatments for greater trochanteric pain syndrome: a systematic review

PA Barratt, N Brookes, A Newson - British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2017 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) can have a significant effect on
quality of life. Aim To evaluate the conservative treatments for GTPS. Design This systematic …

Greater trochanteric pain syndrome negatively affects work, physical activity and quality of life: a case control study

AM Fearon, JL Cook, JM Scarvell, T Neeman… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Musculoskeletal injury causes pain and when chronic can affect mental health, employment
and quality of life. This study examined work participation, function and quality of life in …

Efficacy of treatment of trochanteric bursitis: a systematic review

DP Lustenberger, VY Ng, TM Best… - Clinical Journal of Sport …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Trochanteric bursitis (TB) is a self-limiting disorder in the majority of patients and
typically responds to conservative measures. However, multiple courses of nonoperative …

Sonographic evaluation of gluteus medius and minimus tendinopathy

DA Connell, C Bass, CJ Sykes, D Young, E Edwards - European radiology, 2003 - Springer
Our objective was to describe the sonographic appearance of the gluteus medius and
minimus tendons in normal subjects, and to illustrate the spectrum of sonographic findings in …

Greater trochanteric pain syndrome

EJ Strauss, SJ Nho, BT Kelly - Sports medicine and arthroscopy …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Originally defined as “tenderness to palpation over the greater trochanter with the patient in
the side-lying position,” greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) as a clinical entity, has …

Greater trochanteric pain syndrome in patients referred to orthopedic spine specialists

PJ Tortolani, JJ Carbone, LG Quartararo - The Spine Journal, 2002 - Elsevier
Background context: Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) is a regional syndrome
characterized by pain and reproducible tenderness in the region of the greater trochanter …

MRI and US of gluteal tendinopathy in greater trochanteric pain syndrome

A Kong, A Van der Vliet, S Zadow - European radiology, 2007 - Springer
Greater trochanteric pain syndrome is commonly due to gluteus minimus or medius injury
rather than trochanteric bursitis. Gluteal tendinopathy most frequently occurs in late-middle …

Corticosteroid injections for greater trochanteric pain syndrome: a randomized controlled trial in primary care

A Brinks, RM van Rijn, SP Willemsen… - The Annals of Family …, 2011 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE We undertook a study to evaluate the effectiveness of corticosteroid injections in
primary care patients with greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS). METHODS We …

Greater trochanteric pain syndrome: defining the clinical syndrome

AM Fearon, JM Scarvell, T Neeman, JL Cook… - British journal of sports …, 2013 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background Effective treatment of hip pain improves population health and quality of life.
Accurate differential diagnosis is fundamental to effective treatment. The diagnostic criteria …