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Iliotibial band syndrome

also: ITB friction syndrome

Lateral knee pain from iliotibial band friction.

Specialty
Orthopedics
Subspecialty
Orthopedics / Sports medicine
Sex & age distribution
Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: yes, adolescent runners
Gene(s) involved
None recorded
Alternative names & eponyms
ITB friction syndrome

Etiology & mechanism

Repetitive flexion causing friction over the lateral femoral epicondyle.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded for this syndrome.

Symptoms & signs (4)

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Shares symptoms with

None.

Shares genes with

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