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Descriptor English: Iliotibial Band Syndrome
Descriptor Spanish: Síndrome de la Banda Iliotibial
Descriptor síndrome de la banda iliotibial
Entry term(s) síndrome de la banda IT
síndrome de la cintilla iliotibial
Scope note: Lesión por sobreuso que causa dolor en la región externa de la rodilla como consecuencia de una fricción repetitiva de la banda iliotibial sobre el epicóndilo femoral externo.
Descriptor Portuguese: Síndrome da Banda Iliotibial
Descriptor French: Syndrome de la bandelette iliotibiale
Entry term(s): IT Band Syndrome
Tree number(s): C26.558.554.425
C26.844.150.425
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058745
Scope note: An overuse injury causing lateral knee pain that results from repetitive friction of the iliotibial band over the lateral femoral epicondyle.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Cumulative Trauma Disorders (1992-2010)
Knee Injuries (1993-2010)
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
DeCS ID: 54020
Unique ID: D058745
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Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Revision Date: 2019/02/22
Iliotibial Band Syndrome - Preferred
Concept UI M0544383
Scope note An overuse injury causing lateral knee pain that results from repetitive friction of the iliotibial band over the lateral femoral epicondyle.
Preferred term Iliotibial Band Syndrome
Entry term(s) IT Band Syndrome



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