Greater trochanteric pain syndrome in patients referred to orthopedic spine specialists

Spine Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 251-254

  Tortolani, P Justin ^a   Carbone, John J ^a   Quartararo, Louis G ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Bursitis; Greater trochanter; GTPS; Pain

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BURSITIS; BUTTOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW UP; GREATER TROCHANTERIC PAIN SYNDROME; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDICS; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THIGH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACK PAIN; BURSITIS; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; PREVALENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0037043454     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1529-9430(02)00198-5     Document Type: Article

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