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Greater Trochanteric Bursitis

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  • Hip
  • Joint/Tendon
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  • Hip injuries
Hip

Greater Trochanteric Bursitis

Muscles around the hip joint

Muscles around the hip joint
Resisted hip flexion (hip flexor muscles)

Trochanteric Bursitis

  • Greater Trochanteric bursitis is inflammation of the bursa that overlies the greater trochanter.
  • Bursa inflammation can be unknown or it can be related to direct trauma, tendinopathy of surrounding musculature or localized repetitive microtrauma caused by running or exercise.

Clinical presentation: hip pain with localized tenderness

Trochanteric Bursitis

Management

  • Management is conservative
  • Analgesia
  • Local bursa injection with topical anaesthetic agent and steroid or platelet rich plasma is a consideration
  • Rehabilitation including improving hip flexibility and hip muscle strengthening exercises (especially the hip abductor muscles)
Groin stretch
Groin stretch
Groin stretch
Groin stretch
Hip muscle strengthening with resistance band
Hip muscle strengthening with resistance band

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References

  1. Trochanteric Bursitis. StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 Jan.2020 Jun 29. Aaron J. Seidman, Matthew Varacallo.
  2. A double blind randomised control trial investigating the efficacy of platelet rich plasma versus placebo for the treatment of greater trochanteric pain syndrome (the HIPPO trial): a protocol for a randomised clinical trial. Trials. 2018 Sep 21; 19(1): 517.

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Prof S Maqungo

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