Article
Orthopedics
Morgan W. Rice, Robert B. Browning, Shane J. Nho
Summary: Gluteus medius tears are commonly caused by chronic degeneration and present with lateral hip pain and weakness in abduction. Surgical intervention is indicated for failed conservative treatment and imaging studies showing a torn tendon. Both open and endoscopic techniques are effective for treating gluteus medius tears, but endoscopic techniques have fewer postoperative complications.
ARTHROSCOPY-THE JOURNAL OF ARTHROSCOPIC AND RELATED SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Orthopedics
Federico Della Rocca, Vincenzo Di Francia, Alberto Giuffrida, Marco Rosolani, Riccardo D'Ambrosi, Alessio D'Addona
Summary: The study aimed to report the mid-term follow-up results of endoscopic gluteus medius repair combined with a systematic release of the gluteus maximus reflected tendon. The surgical method was found to significantly improve hip function and reduce pain in patients with a full-thickness tear of the gluteus medius tendon, and no major complications were reported.
KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY
(2023)
Review
Orthopedics
Mathieu Thaunat, Victor Pacoreta, Maxime Saada, Adrien Saint-Etienne, Antoine Moryan
Summary: Tears in the gluteus medius and minimus tendons are a common cause of greater trochanter pain syndrome (GTPS). Non-surgical treatment includes physical rehabilitation, medications, and injections. Surgical treatment can be performed endoscopically, leading to significant improvement in functional scores and pain with a lower complication rate.
ORTHOPAEDICS & TRAUMATOLOGY-SURGERY & RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Orthopedics
Mustafa Ibrahim, Urban Hedlundh, Ninni Sernert, Khaled Meknas, Lars Haag, Tomas Movin, Nikos Papadogiannakis, Juri-Toomas Kartus
Summary: The study on 100 patients found that patients undergoing hip revision surgery are more likely to experience structural and histological degeneration of the gluteus medius (GMED) tendon compared to patients with primary hip osteoarthritis and control patients who suffered a fracture.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Dawid Szwedowski, Lukasz Jaworski, Wioleta Szwedowska, Przemyslaw Pekala, Maciej Gagat
Summary: Neovascularization is a complex process involving multiple steps, with abundant neovascularization being found in tendinous tissue of asymptomatic athletes or early after injury. In musculoskeletal disorders, this process seems to be associated with pain and poor clinical outcomes. Reviewing the literature aims to investigate the role of neovascularization in tendon and meniscus injuries and its potential as a target in therapies like PRP.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Review
Orthopedics
Austin M. Looney, Blake M. Bodendorfer, Stiles T. Donaldson, Robert B. Browning, Jorge A. Chahla, Shane J. Nho
Summary: The study clarified the relationship between fatty infiltration (FI) and surgical outcomes for hip abductor tears, finding that high-grade FI was associated with less improvement in Harris Hip Score (HHS)/modified Harris Hip Score (mHHS), while not significantly influencing visual analog scale (VAS) score for pain. Comparing open and endoscopic techniques, open repair resulted in significantly greater pain relief at each FI level.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Yusuke Nishida, Tomofumi Nishino, Kenta Tanaka, Shinzo Onishi, Akihiro Kanamori, Masashi Yamazaki
Summary: This study aimed to investigate an objective measure of patellar tendon thickness and found that defining thickening of the patellar tendon as greater than 7.0 mm on both ultrasonography and MRI can serve as an accurate predictor of clinical patellar tendinopathy.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Mohd Yazid Bajuri, Parthiban Sivasamy, G. Ruslan N. Simanjuntak, Aina Fatini Azemi, M. Irfan Azman
Summary: Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) refers to pain occurring on the lateral aspect of the hip. Trauma to the gluteus minimus and medius muscles can cause hip pain, which should be considered when diagnosing chronic lateral hip pain. The gluteus minimus tendon is located in front of the greater trochanter of the femur, and pathology in this tendon can also manifest as chronic lateral hip pain, contributing to GTPS. Physiotherapy and analgesia are ineffective in treating these conditions. Both open and keyhole endoscopic surgeries have shown positive outcomes in addressing hip pain and abduction weakness. There is limited literature on isolated gluteus minimus tendon tear as the cause of chronic lateral hip pain or GTPS. This article presents a rare case of GTPS caused by isolated gluteus minimus injury.
CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Orthopedics
Lawrence M. White, David A. Oar, Ali M. Naraghi, Anthony Griffin, Oleg A. Safir
Summary: The spectrum of pathology of the gluteus minimus tendon tearing observed on MR imaging ranges from tendinopathy to complete tears. Most cases of complete distal gluteus minimus tendon tears show continuity of distal tendon fibers with the proximal vastus lateralis muscle, limiting proximal tendon retraction. Peri-trochanteric bursal fluid, osseous irregularities of the greater trochanter, and fatty atrophy of the gluteus minimus are all statistically associated with partial or complete tears of the tendon.
SKELETAL RADIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Orthopedics
Yohei Tomaru, Hiroshi Kamada, Yuta Tsukagoshi, Shogo Nakagawa, Ryoko Takeuchi, Yuki Mataki, Mio Kimura, Takashi Saisu, Makoto Kamegaya, Masashi Yamazaki
Summary: The volume of the gluteus medius (Gmed) and gluteus minimus (Gmin) muscles in infant patients with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) was found to be related to hip centripetality. Promoting the healthy development of the hip abductor gluteus muscles (GMs) by maintaining natural hip movement in infants is important for healthy hip development.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Orthopedics
Philip J. Rosinsky, Samantha C. Diulus, John P. Walsh, Mitchell B. Meghpara, Jacob Shapira, David R. Maldonado, Ajay C. Lall, Cynthia Kyin, Benjamin G. Domb
Summary: This study identified female sex, increasing age, and increased BMI as significant independent predictors of hip abductor tears and successfully created a predictive model for preoperative identification of these tears in patients undergoing hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Carlos de la Fuente, Alejandro Neira, Gustavo Torres, Rony Silvestre, Matias Roby, Roberto Yanez, Sofia Herrera, Virgina Martabit, Isabel McKay, Felipe P. Carpes
Summary: This study investigated the acute effects of elbow crutch locomotion on gluteus medius (GM) activity during stair ascending. The results showed that GM activation increased with the ipsilateral use of crutches, using two crutches and three points, and when all the load depended on one limb. GM activation decreased with contralateral use and in the unload limb.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Firoozeh Shomal Zadeh, Mehrzad Shafiei, Mostafa Shomalzadeh, Jennifer Pierce, Peter Christian Thurlow, Majid Chalian
Summary: This study systematically evaluated the efficacy of percutaneous ultrasound-guided needle tenotomy (PUNT) in the treatment of chronic tendinopathy and fasciopathy. The results showed that PUNT significantly improved pain and function in the short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term follow-up intervals.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Orthopedics
Hao Sun, Hong-Jie Huang, Mahmut Mamtimin, Fan Yang, Yu-Peng Duan, Xin Zhang, Jian-Quan Wang
Summary: The purpose of this study was to assess the correlation between the morphology of the femur or acetabulum and gluteus medius pathology, as well as to analyze the outcomes of isolated arthroscopic treatment of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) in patients with radiographic gluteus medius tear. The results showed that lower NSa and higher LCEa were associated with gluteus medius pathology. Isolated arthroscopic treatment of FAI for patients with radiographic gluteus medius tear can achieve satisfactory patient-reported outcomes.
ARTHROSCOPY-THE JOURNAL OF ARTHROSCOPIC AND RELATED SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Orthopedics
Roland M. Biedert, Philippe M. Tscholl
Summary: Reconstruction of proximal patellar tendon tears with augmentation using a QTB graft is an effective surgical procedure that improves knee function and yields good to excellent results in most cases, including high-level athletes.