Acute Traumatic Tear of the Gluteus Medius and Gluteus Minimus in a Marathon Runner.

Conclusion: In most cases, chronic injuries are far more common than acute tears. Because of the nonspecific and slowly progressive symptoms, patients are often misdiagnosed with radiculopathy, osteoarthritis, or trochanteric bursitis. Patients typically present to the clinic with an insidious onset of dull pain over the lateral hip. This pain is often worse when lying on the affected side. Certain gluteal-focused movements, such as climbing stairs, may exacerbate the pain. To our knowledge, our report is only the third case of acute traumatic tear of the gluteus medius and gluteus minimus reported in the literature. PMID: 31903065 [PubMed]
Source: Ochsner Journal - Category: General Medicine Tags: Ochsner J Source Type: research