Diseases

Iliotibial Band Syndrome

An overuse injury causing lateral knee pain that results from repetitive friction of the iliotibial band over the lateral femoral epicondyle.

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Abstract

An overuse injury causing lateral knee pain that results from repetitive friction of the iliotibial band over the lateral femoral epicondyle.

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  • IT Band Syndrome

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2011

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Previous Indexing

  • Cumulative Trauma Disorders (1992-2010)
  • Knee Injuries (1993-2010)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Iliotibial Band Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058745. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058745
  2. Iliotibial Band Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliotibial_band_syndrome
  3. Iliotibial Band Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1478137