Trial reportBritish journal of sports medicine2004
Local corticosteroid injection in iliotibial band friction syndrome in runners: a randomised controlled trial.
Trial report in British journal of sports medicine, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Adverse effects of extra-articular corticosteroid injections: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2010Pooled it
- Iliotibial band syndrome rehabilitation in female runners: a pilot randomized study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2020Trial
- Extreme Diagnostic and Therapeutic Heterogeneity Limits Treatment Conclusions in Iliotibial Band Syndrome: A Systematic Review with Level-of-Evidence Stratification.Orthopedic research and reviews · 2026Review
- A quantitative MRI investigation of the association between iliotibial band syndrome and patellofemoral malalignment.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2021Article
- Ultrasound of iliotibial band syndrome.Journal of ultrasound · 2020Review
- Operative Versus Nonoperative Management of Distal Iliotibial Band Syndrome-Where Do We Stand? A Systematic Review.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2020Review
- Evidence based treatment options for common knee injuries in runners.Annals of translational medicine · 2019Review
- [Diseases and overuse injuries of the lower extremities in long distance runners].Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie · 2017Review
- Iliotibial Band Lengthening: An Arthroscopic Surgical Technique.Arthroscopy techniques · 2017Article
- The iliotibial tract: imaging, anatomy, injuries, and other pathology.Skeletal radiology · 2017Review
- Interventional articular and para-articular knee procedures.The British journal of radiology · 2016Review
- Musculoskeletal injuries in British Army recruits: a prospective study of diagnosis-specific incidence and rehabilitation times.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2015Article
- Corticosteroid and Anesthetic Injections for Muscle Strains and Ligament Sprains in the NFL.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2014Article
- Diagnosis of iliotibial band friction syndrome and ultrasound guided steroid injection.The Korean journal of pain · 2013Article
- Prevention of overuse sports injuries in the young athlete.The Orthopedic clinics of North America · 2013Review
- A Review of Treatments for Iliotibial Band Syndrome in the Athletic Population.Journal of sports medicine (Hindawi Publishing Corporation) · 2013Review
- Extra-articular Mimickers of Lateral Meniscal Tears.Sports health · 2011Article
- Glucocorticosteroids in football: use and misuse.British journal of sports medicine · 2006Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo establish whether a local injection of methylprednisolone acetate (40 mg) is effective in decreasing pain during running in runners with recent onset (less than two weeks) iliotibial band friction syndrome (ITBFS).
methodsEighteen runners with at least grade 2 ITBFS underwent baseline investigations including a treadmill running test during which pain was recorded on a visual analogue scale every minute. The runners were then randomly assigned to either the experimental (EXP; nine) or a placebo control (CON; nine) group. The EXP group was infiltrated in the area where the iliotibial band crosses the lateral femoral condyle with 40 mg methylprednisolone acetate mixed with a short acting local anaesthetic, and the CON group with short acting local anaesthetic only. The same laboratory based running test was repeated after seven and 14 days. The main measure of outcome was total pain during running (calculated as the area under the pain versus time graph for each running test).
resultsThere was a tendency (p = 0.07) for a greater decrease in total pain (mean (SEM)) during the treadmill running in the EXP group than the CON group tests from day 0 (EXP = 222 (71), CON = 197 (31)) to day 7 (EXP = 140 (87), CON = 178 (76)), but there was a significant decrease in total pain during running (p = 0.01) from day 7 (EXP = 140 (87), CON = 178 (76)) to day 14 (EXP = 103 (89), CON = 157 (109)) in the EXP group compared with the CON group.
conclusionLocal corticosteroid infiltration effectively decreases pain during running in the first two weeks of treatment in patients with recent onset ITBFS.
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