Trochanteric bursitis is a type of inflammation that affects your hips. Here’s how to recognize it, treat it -- and prevent it.

MRI reveals that greater trochanteric fractures of the hip that are diagnosed as isolated on X-ray are frequently underestimated and are neither isolated nor minor, say a pair of researchers from ...

Gluteal trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) is a chronic pain overlying the lateral part of the hip, radiating along the lateral aspect of the thigh to the knee or buttock.

MRI studies have shown abnormalities that appear to better correlate with g reater trochanteric pain syndrome than any other bursal lesion. These studies showed swellings of the trochanteric bursa to ...

Introduction Effective treatment of hip pain leads to improved quality of life and population health. This is dependent on accurate differential diagnosis. While hip osteoarthritis (OA) diagnosis is ...

Compared with a placebo injection, platelet-rich plasma injections yielded similar outcomes at 1 year for patients with greater trochanteric pain syndrome caused by either bursitis or gluteal ...

Palpation of the greater trochanter and several clinical pain provocation tests applying compressive and tensile loads on the gluteal tendons were investigated. MRI of the painful hip was examined by ...

The third trochanter is located on the outside surface of the femur bone, about halfway between the hock and the hip. It’s called the “third” because there are two other trochanters: the ...

Trochanteric bursitis occurs when small, fluid-filled sacs in the hip called bursa become irritated. Possible causes include injury, overuse, poor posture, hip replacement surgery, and more.