Trochanteric bursitis, a common regional pain syndrome, is characterized by chronic,
intermittent aching pain over the lateral aspect of the hip. The incidence of trochanteric
bursitis peaks between the fourth and sixth decades of life, but cases have been reported
in all age-groups. The diagnosis may be elusive, especially if symptoms are atypical.
This condition can be associated with pain and limitation of function. Treatment includes
physical therapy measures, analgesics, and local glucocorticoid injection. In this
article, we review the pathogenesis, common initial symptoms, diagnostic approach,
and treatment options for trochanteric bursitis.
To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
Purchase one-time access:
Academic & Personal: 24 hour online accessCorporate R&D Professionals: 24 hour online accessOne-time access price info
- For academic or personal research use, select 'Academic and Personal'
- For corporate R&D use, select 'Corporate R&D Professionals'
Subscribe:
Subscribe to Mayo Clinic ProceedingsAlready a print subscriber? Claim online access
Already an online subscriber? Sign in
Register: Create an account
Institutional Access: Sign in to ScienceDirect
References
- Noninfectious trochanteric bursitis and peritendinitis.Surg Clin North Am. 1952 Aug; 32: 1217-1224
- The bursae of the body [editorial].Ann Rheum Dis. 1965; 24: 215-218
- Williams PL Warwick R Dyson M Bannister LH Gray's Anatomy. 37th ed. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh1989: 640-643
- Trochanteric bursitis and tendinitis.Clin Orthop. 1961; 20: 193-202
- Pseudo-radiculopathy in subacute trochanteric bursitis of the subgluteus maximus bursa.Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1976; 57: 387-390
- Traumatic trochanteric bursitis.Kans Med. 1989; 90 (22): 17-18
- Peritrochanteric bursitis.J Bone Joint Surg. 1931; 13: 872-873
- Supratrochanteric calcification.J Bone Joint Surg. 1936; 18: 205-211
- Peritendinitis calcarea: a common disease of middle life; its diagnosis, pathology and treatment.AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1938; 40: 1-21
- Acute trochanteric bursitis with calcification.Surgery. 1941; 9: 771-779
- Trochanteric bursitis: diagnostic criteria and clinical significance.Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1958; 39: 617-622
- Trochanteric bursitis: treatment by corticosteroid injection.Scand J Rheumatol. 1985; 14: 417-420
- Trochanteric bursitis: a common clinical problem.Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1986; 67: 815-817
- Acute bursitis calcarea trochanterica in an infant, with perforation into the hip joint demonstrated by arthrogram.Pediatr Radiol. 1978; 7: 51-52
- Trochanteric bursitis: a common cause of pelvic girdle pain.Can Med Assoc J. 1979; 120: 456-458
- Trochanteric bursitis—a frequent cause of ‘hip’ pain in rheumatoid arthritis.Ann Rheum Dis. 1982; 41: 602-603
- Rheumatic disease aspects of leg length inequality.Semin Arthritis Rheum. 1988; 17: 196-205
- Avascular necrosis of the femoral head presenting as trochanteric bursitis.Ann Rheum Dis. 1990; 49: 730-732
- Trochanteric bursitis: a case report of plain film, scintigraphic, and MRI correlation.Clin Nucl Med. 1994; 19: 393-395
- Trochanteric bursitis: bone scan appearance.Clin Nucl Med. 1988; 13: 561-564
- Trochanteric bursitis: management.Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1959; 40: 8-14
- Bursitis of the hip.Mississippi Valley Med J. 1954; 76: 219-220
- The surgical approach to refractory trochanteric bursitis.Johns Hopkins Med J. 1979; 145: 98-100
- Trochanteric syndrome: calcareous and noncalcareous tendonitis and bursitis about the trochanter major.JAMA. 1958; 168: 175-177
- A new operative approach to snapping hip and refractory trochanteric bursitis in athletes.Am J Sports Med. 1986; 14: 201-204
Shbeeb MI, O'Duffy JD, Michet CJ Jr, O'Fallon WM, Matteson EL. Evaluation of glucocorticosteroid for the treatment of trochanteric bursitis. J Rheumatol [in press]
Article Info
Footnotes
Individual reprints of this article are not available.
Identification
Copyright
© 1996 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
