Hip Bursitis Surgery. Tendon repair and it iliotibial band release. The post operative course is usually short as recovery is rapid.
If the bursa remains inflamed and painful after all nonsurgical treatments have been tried your doctor may recommend surgical removal of the bursa. The bump of bone on the outside of the hip bone is called the greater trochanter. Patients with inflammation of the bursa usually experience a sharp pain at the.
In the case of hip bursitis with injury or detachment of the tendons this surgery repairs the tendon and reattaches it to the greater trochanter.
Infectious bursitis uncommon is treated with antibiotics aspiration and surgery. For trochanteric hip bursitis the it band release surgery helps lengthen the iliotibial band to minimize rubbing that causes inflammation. The post operative course is usually short as recovery is rapid. Why did my trochanteric bursa become a problem.
