title: [Update on gluteus medius syndrome].
abstract: Back pain and/or gluteal region pain is a frequent complaint in primary care and often is difficult to determine their origin. When a patient consults us for this reason we tend to direct the focus to the study of bone and nerve structures, without considering that in a large number of cases the myofascial system is involved. In a study with 250 patients in order to determine the prevalence of tendinosis and tear of the gluteus medius or minimus muscles, was found by MRI that 14% of patients who went to the doctor for pain in the buttock, hip or groin had this type of injury in any of the muscles mentioned (1). In these cases a diagnosis and early treatment with injections is essential to prevent progression to persistent pain and decreased muscle function.
authors.affiliation: Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria, Centro de Salud Serantes, Ferrol, A Coruña, España. Electronic address: patricia.martinez.rodriguez@sergas.es.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martínez Rodríguez
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Calvo Rodríguez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González Cal
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Calvo Mosquera
mesh_terms: D002081:Buttocks; D006801:Humans; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D013577:Syndrome