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The Morbidity Of Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome Is Similar To That Of Pre-Tha Hip Osteoarthritis, Sonia Wadekar, Avneesh Chhabra, Emily Middleton, Yin Xi, Joel Wells Jan 2022

The Morbidity Of Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome Is Similar To That Of Pre-Tha Hip Osteoarthritis, Sonia Wadekar, Avneesh Chhabra, Emily Middleton, Yin Xi, Joel Wells

MEDI 9331 Scholarly Activities Clinical Years

Aims: We sought to characterize the morbidity upon presentation of GTPS and compared it to patients with end-stage, hip osteoarthritis (OA) awaiting total hip arthroplasty (THA). We hypothesize that patients with GTPS will have similar or worse morbidity than hip OA patients.

Methods: This retrospective case-control study examined patient reported outcomes measures (PROMs) on activity limitations, quality of life, pain, and level of disability, in 156 GTPS patients (193 hips) and 300 pre-THA hip OA patients (326 hips). All patients presented at a single academic medical center. Patients with secondary hip conditions or previous hip surgeries were excluded from the …


Management Options For Patients With Chronic Back Pain Without An Etiology, Lenny D. Salzberg, Eron G. Manusov Jan 2013

Management Options For Patients With Chronic Back Pain Without An Etiology, Lenny D. Salzberg, Eron G. Manusov

School of Medicine Publications

The treatment and management of low back pain is complex when there is no specific etiology such as cancer, fracture, or herniated disc. An organized approach to management that follows evidence based guidelines will facilitate care in a problem that reflects a lifetime prevalence of over 70 percent. The purpose of this review is to present a guideline to care for a common disabling process with a very heterogeneous etiology.