title: Gluteus medius tendon rupture as a source for back, buttock and leg pain: case report.
abstract: A 67-year-old woman with chronic lumbosacral and hip symptoms involving gluteus medius tendon rupture and strain injury is presented here. We report her work-up and management. Although this is an uncommonly reported pathology, many patients with back, buttock and leg pain see physicians who often focus on lumbar spinal stenosis, lumbar radiculopathy or hip/knee osteoarthritis. Careful physical examination guided us to this patient's diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Iowa Spine Research and Rehabilitation Center, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52246-1009, USA.
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bewyer
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D002081:Buttocks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013848:Thigh