ReviewSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2022
The Iliotibial Band: A Complex Structure with Versatile Functions.
Review in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06980324 (Effect of Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique on Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers.
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Effect of Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique on Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome
Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed.
- The Immediate Effects of Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization on Pain and Function in Female Runners with Patellofemoral Pain.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Trial
- Dry needling on latent and active myofascial trigger points versus oral diclofenac in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Trial
- The iliotibial band revisited: surgical anatomy and imaging-based guidelines for lateral tenodesis in ACL reconstruction.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2026Review
- Fascia Lata and Tensor Fasciae Latae in Lower-Limb Reconstruction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- A Persistent Misconception About Hip Rotation Torques During Elastic Band Sidestepping.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Comparison of Gerdy's tubercle osteotomy versus conventional anterolateral approach for posterolateral tibial plateau fractures: a retrospective cohort study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Pain distribution and functional outcomes after lateral unicompartmental versus total knee arthroplasty for isolated lateral compartment osteoarthritis with anterior knee pain.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Iliotibial Band Meniscal Augmentation for a Revision Inside-Out Lateral Meniscus Radial and Horizontal Cleavage Tear Repair.Arthroscopy techniques · 2026Article
- A New Manual Alternative to the Ober Test: A Pilot Study of Precision and Accuracy in Healthy Young Adults.Cureus · 2025Article
- The Musculoskeletal Advanced Transillumination Technique (MATT): A Descriptive Proof-of-Concept Study of a New Method for the Study of the Iliotibial Tract Tested on Fresh Cadaveric Specimens.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- [Tenodesis of the Iliotibial Tract in the Treatment of Lesions of the Anterolateral Knee Complex - Description of a Modified Technique].Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2025Article
- Tenodesis of the Iliotibial Tract in the Treatment of Lesions of the Anterolateral Knee Complex - Description of a Modified Technique.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2025Review
- Iliotibial Band Behavior Assessed Through Tensor Fasciae Latae Electromyographic Activity with Different Foot Orthoses in Recreational Runners According to Foot Type: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Musculoskeletal mimics of lumbosacral radiculopathy.Muscle & nerve · 2025Review
- Endoscopic Distal Iliotibial Band Z-Plasty for Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
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- Fascia as a regulatory system in health and disease.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Review
- Meralgia Paresthetica: Relevance, Diagnosis, and Treatment.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2023Review
- The effects of alteration in muscle activation on the iliotibial band during an exhaustive run.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Effects of Running Speeds and Exhaustion on Iliotibial Band Strain during Running.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
The development of a pronounced iliotibial band (ITB) is an anatomically distinct evolution of humans. The mechanical behaviour of this "new" structure is still poorly understood and hotly debated in current literature. Iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS) is one of the leading causes of lateral knee pain injuries in runners. We currently lack a comprehensive understanding of the healthy behaviour of the ITB, and this is necessary prior to further investigating the aetiology of pathologies like ITBS. Therefore, the purpose of this narrative review was to collate the anatomical, biomechanical and clinical literature to understand how the mechanical function of the ITB is influenced by anatomical variation, posture and muscle activation. The complexity of understanding the mechanical function of the ITB is due, in part, to the presence of its two in-series muscles: gluteus maximus (GMAX) and tensor fascia latae (TFL). At present, we lack a fundamental understanding of how GMAX and TFL transmit force through the ITB and what mechanical role the ITB plays for movements like walking or running. While there is a range of proposed ITBS treatment strategies, robust evidence for effective treatments is still lacking. Interventions that directly target the running biomechanics suspected to increase either ITB strain or compression of lateral knee structures may have promise, but clinical randomised controlled trials are still required.
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