Relationship of the Pelvic-Trochanteric Index with greater trochanteric pain syndrome.
Leandro Emílio Nascimento SantosTúlio Pinho NavarroCarla Jorge MachadoHenrique Antônio Berwanger de Amorim CabritaRobinson Esteves Santos PiresLeonardo Brandão FigueiredoHenrique de Melo Campos GurgelRudolf Moreira PfeilstickerHelvécio GrandinettiAmanda Damasceno de SouzaMarco Antonio Percope de AndradePublished in: Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2021)
The PTI was higher in patients with GTPS. The femoral neck-shaft angle does not differ between individuals with and without GTPS; however, it does decrease with age. The pelvic width tends to increase with aging in symptomatic or asymptomatic individuals; therefore, the increase in the pelvic width and decrease in the femoral neck-shaft angle can be interpreted as normal in aging women, which could alter the biomechanics of the hips and pelvis.