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Gluteal tendinopathy affects the tendons that connect to your buttocks muscles. These include the gluteus maximus, medius and minimus. These muscles run from your hipbone (pelvis) to your greater trochanter. The greater trochanter is the ridge at the top of your thighbone (femur).
Patients with gluteus medius or minimus partial or complete tears typically have pain on the outside of their hip, as opposed to patients with hip arthritis, where the pain is typically near the groin. Patients typically complain of pain rolling over in bed on the affected side.
The gluteus minimus is the smallest muscle of the gluteal muscles. Together with the gluteus maximus and gluteus medius, these three muscles make up the glutes. Your glutes help shape your butt, stabilize your hips, rotate your legs, and raise your thigh.
Initial treatment of abductor tendon pathology is conservative and may include short-term use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, activity modification, physical therapy, local injections of corticosteroid or platelet-rich plasma (PRP), and shock wave therapy.
Tendinopathy of the gluteus medius or minimus tendon (including tears) is recognized as the primary cause of symptoms in patients with greater trochanteric pain syndrome. 43,47,48 54 Gluteal tendinopathy typically affects women in their fourth to sixth decades of life and manifests as chronic lateral hip pain and tenderness. 45,47 The ...
Gluteal Tendinopathy is a clinical condition in which there is moderate to severe debilitating pain due to injury of the Gluteal tendons. It is the most common Tendinopathy in the lower leg (2) and is more common in women (3).
Gluteus Medius (and Minimus) Tendon Tears: Repair or Regenerate. Oluseun A. Olufade, MD and Bryan Whitfield, MD 5/16/2020. oolufad@emory.edu Bryan.j.whitfield@emory.edu. Gluteus Medius Tears. Why do we care? Most common cause of GTPS. GTPS affects 25% of women >50 years. Platelet Rich Plasma.