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Sports Medicine
intermediate
X-Type

Iliotibial Band Syndrome

Knee Conditions

A 28-year-old marathon runner presents with lateral knee pain that developed 3 weeks ago after increasing her weekly mileage. The pain begins about 20 minutes into her runs and resolves with rest. Examination reveals tenderness 2cm proximal to the lateral joint line over the lateral femoral epicondyle, a positive Ober test bilaterally, and pain with the Noble compression test. There is no joint effusion or instability. Regarding iliotibial band syndrome:

Mark each as TRUE or FALSE

A

Iliotibial band syndrome is one of the most common causes of lateral knee pain in runners and cyclis...

B

Risk factors include rapid increase in training intensity or mileage, running on cambered surfaces, ...

C

ITBS causes medial knee pain; it is most common in sedentary patients; the pain is typically at 90 d...

D

Clinical examination findings include tenderness at the lateral femoral epicondyle (2cm proximal to ...

E

Treatment is primarily conservative with activity modification, NSAIDs, ITB stretching and foam roll...

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Click T (True) or F (False) for each option