Iliotibial Band Syndrome
Dr. Americo Enrique Villalobos Pacheco
- Case name: Iliotbial band syndrome
- Author's name: Dr. Americo Enrique Villalobos Pacheco
- Author's job position: Work center: Ultrasonido Polígono (Private) / High Specialty Unit of the Mexican Social Security Institute, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
- Clinical and examination: A 30-year-old male patient presents pain on the lateral side of the right knee when flexing and extending. History: he did crossfit for 3 months. In the last week, the pain on the lateral side of the right knee worsened, so he went to his sports doctor who was referred to a radiologist.
- Ultrasound findings: The iliac band is thickened, has a heterogeneous appearance, and is hypoechoic with an extension of 20 mm proximal to the insertion into the Gerdy tubercle. Doppler shows increased vascularity. The cortex of the tubercle is irregular.
- Diagnosis: Iliotibial Band Syndrome.
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