Gluteus medius tendon tears and avulsive injuries in elderly women: imaging findings in six patients.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study is to describe the imaging findings of tears and avulsive injuries of the gluteus medius tendon in elderly women and to evaluate the importance of diagnosis and the implications of treatment in the realm of lateral hip pain.


CONCLUSIONS
Elderly women are susceptible to a spectrum of gluteal tendon abnormalities of the hip, notably tears and avulsive injuries of the gluteus medius tendon, that can be a cause of lateral hip pain and may be underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed. The MR imaging findings of this entity are instrumental in establishing the correct diagnosis in the setting of lateral hip pain and initiating appropriate treatment.
Chung
C B
CB
Department of Radiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California, San Diego 92161, USA.
Robertson
J E
JE
Cho
G J
GJ
Vaughan
L M
LM
Copp
S N
SN
Resnick
D
D
D000368:Aged; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000175:diagnosis; D002081:Buttocks; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology