The iliotibial band syndrome: Diagnosis and surgical management

Techniques in Knee Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 102-106

  Barber, F Alan ^a   Sutker, Michael J ^b  

^a Plano Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Iliotibial band; Iliotibial band release; ITBFS; Runner's knee; Z plasty

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYCLING; EXCISION; EXERCISE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILIOTIBIAL BAND FRICTION SYNDROME; INCISION; INJECTION; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MASSAGE; ORTHOPEDIC SHOE; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; RUNNING; STRETCHING EXERCISE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULTRASOUND; Z PLASTY;

EID: 67649588840     PISSN: 15360636     EISSN: 15381935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BTK.0b013e318160e9ad     Document Type: Article

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