ReviewArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2020
Operative Versus Nonoperative Management of Distal Iliotibial Band Syndrome-Where Do We Stand? A Systematic Review.
Review in Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07118371 (Effects of Clamshell and Frog Pump Exercises on Pain, Range of Motion, and Functional Disability in Long-standing Sales Workers With Iliotibial Band Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effects of Clamshell and Frog Pump Exercises on Pain, Range of Motion, and Functional Disability in Long-standing Sales Workers With Iliotibial Band Syndrome
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of conservative treatment strategies for iliotibial band syndrome on pain and function in runners: a systematic review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Pooled it
- 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
- PLAR: a combined percutaneous and arthroscopic treatment for iliotibial band syndrome description of surgical technique and short-term results: description of surgical technique and short-term results.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Stretching and Releasing of Iliotibial Band Complex in Patients with Iliotibial Band Syndrome: A Narrative Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2023Review
- Knee Iliotibial Band Z-Plasty Lengthening and Bursectomy Technique.Arthroscopy techniques · 2022Article
- Preoperative femoral abduction angle correlates with initial postoperative lateral hip pain after transcutaneous osseointegrated prosthetic system (TOPS) in transfemoral amputees.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeTo systematically review the operative versus nonoperative methods for management of iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS) with comparison of the respective clinical outcomes.
methodsBy adhering to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis guidelines, 3 databases (Medline, Scopus, Web of Science) searched from inception to October 2019 for randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and observational studies on humans that reported the outcomes following operative or nonoperative management of ITBS. Excluded were case reports, case series with <5 participants, review articles, non-English articles, and non-peer-reviewed articles. The Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies (MINORS) criteria for observational studies and the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool for RCTs were used for quality control.
resultsThere were 15 eligible studies (9 for operative,6 for nonoperative treatment) examining 179 athletes (mean age 27.3 years, range: 17-53) who received conservative therapy for ITBS and 200 athletes (mean age 30.1 years, range: 14-63) who underwent surgical treatment. Most athletes were runners (65%). The mean follow-up time was significantly longer in studies reporting the outcomes following operative compared with nonoperative ITBS treatment (33.5 vs 2 months, respectively,
conclusionsBased on the current literature and at a maximum follow-up time of 6 months, conservative therapy can effectively reduce ITBS symptoms in athletes. Multiple surgical options exist for athletes who do not respond to nonoperative measures, with a reported return to sport rate between 81% and 100%. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Systematic review of Level II and IV studies.
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