Internal Medicine

Answer 6 Iliotibial band syndrome. Ober’s test is performed by having the patient lie on the unaffected side, and the affected leg is then abducted with the knee flexed to 90 degrees and released. Ober’s test is considered positive for iliotibial band syndrome if the thigh remains abducted when it is released. Sciatica causes posterior hip pain and is most likely due to a herniated disk in the lumbar spine. Meralgia paresthetica causes anterolateral thigh numbness and pain and is due to an entrapped lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. Trochanteric bursitis also causes lateral hip pain but is diagnosed by simple palpation of the lateral hip over the greater trochanter. Click here to return to the questions

Hospital Physician     JCOM     Seminars in Medical Practice Hospital Physician Board Review Manuals About TWC    Subscribe    Contact TWC    Home    Search   Site Map Copyright © 2009, Turner White Communications Updated 9/7/07 • kkj