A Tendinopatia dos Músculos Glúteos Médios e Mínimo

Abstract

Pain around the greater trochanter is a frequent clinical problem that may be secondary to a variety of either intra-articular or periarticular pathologies. Medium and minimum gluteal tendon pathologies are one of the primary causes of trochanteric pain, despite being still underrecognized. It is usual in athletes, especially runners. The diagnosis requires a high suspicion degree, as well as an adequate anamnesis, objective examination, and complementary investigation. Tendinopathy as a clinical syndrome and tendon disfunction, is often a chronical condition and an enigma. Treatment is a challenge, since there isn´t a consensus founded on available evidence.