Gluteal Tendinopathy
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Gluteal Tendinopathy (GT) is defined as moderate to sever disabling pain over the Greater Trochanter (lateral hip pain). It is often referred to as Greater Trochanter Pain Syndrome (GTPS) and was traditionally diagnosed as Trochanteric Bursitis, however, recent research defines non-inflammatory tendinopathy of the gluteus medius and/or gluteus minimus muscles to be the main source of lateral hip pain[1].
This condition affects both athletes (particularly runners) and less active people[1]. One of four females over 50 years is likely to be affected by GT[2].
Gluteal Tendinopathy (GT) has significant impacts on the quality of life, it interferes with sleep (side lying) and common weight bearing tasks[1].
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Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process
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Clinical Presentation[edit | edit source]
Studies using various scales rate it as a cause of moderate to
severe pain and disability [1-4], with one study demonstrating quality of life and levels of
disability to be similar to end stage hip osteoarthritis (OA)[5].
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Differential Diagnosis
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Grimaldi A, Mellor R, Hodges P, Bennell K, Wajswelner H, Vicenzino B. Gluteal tendinopathy: a review of mechanisms, assessment and management. Sports Medicine. 2015 Aug 1;45(8):1107-19.
- ↑ Mellor, R., Bennell, K., Grimaldi, A., Nicolson, P., Kasza, J., Hodges, P., Wajswelner, H. and Vicenzino, B., 2018. Education plus exercise versus corticosteroid injection use versus a wait and see approach on global outcome and pain from gluteal tendinopathy: prospective, single blinded, randomised clinical trial. bmj, 361, p.k1662.
