Extension contracture of the hip due to idiopathic fibrosis of the gluteus maximus.
Extension contracture of the hip in our case was produced by a thick fibrous band in the substance of the gluteus maximus. The patient had never received an injection around this hip. Z-plasty of the fibrous band led to immediate and full flexion of the hip and the patient was relieved of her symptoms.
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006616:Hip Contracture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities