Abstract
We evaluated the incidence of greater trochanter pain syndrome (GTPS) in patients who underwent magnetic resonance arthrography (MRA) of the hip for a suspected femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome. Hip MRA performed at our institution (3/2012-1/2014) were reviewed. The absence/presence of FAI (cam, pincer, and mixed) was noted. GTPS diagnosis was based on gluteus medius/minimus tendinopathy/tears, trochanteric bursitis, fascia lata thickening, and trochanter bone oedema/erosion. Subgroup analysis for age (under/over 40years) and FAI type (cam, pincer, and mixed) was also performed. N=189 patients were included (n=125 males; age 39±12years). FAI was diagnosed in n=133 (70, 4%): cam type, n=85 (63, 9%); pincer type, n=22 (16, 6%); and mixed type, n=26 (19, 5%). N=72 patients (38.1%) had tendinopathy, n=14 (7.4%) had trochanter erosion, n=31 (16.4%) had bursitis, n=4 had bone oedema (2.1%), and n=3 (1.6%) had fascia lata thickening, resulting in GTPS diagnosis in n=74 patients (39.2%). The association of normal hip morphology/GTPS was significantly higher (P=0.023) than that of FAI/GTPS. Under 40years, GTPS incidence was higher in patients with normal hip and pincer-type FAI (P=0.028). Over 40years, no difference between patients with/without FAI (P=0.119) was seen. GTPS was more frequently observed in patients with normal hip morphology than in patients with FAI, particularly in patients under 40.
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