Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome: Anatomy, Symptoms, and Treatment Strategies
1. Introduction Greater trochanteric pain syndrome encompasses a spectrum of conditions that cause chronic, debilitating pain over the lateral, or outer, aspect of the hip. Historically, this condition was universally diagnosed as trochanteric bursitis, under the assumption that the primary cause was inflammation of the fluid-filled sac lubricating the hip bone. However, advanced magnetic resonance … Read more