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. 2017 Oct;67(663):479-480.
doi: 10.3399/bjgp17X693041.

Greater trochanteric pain syndrome: a review of diagnosis and management in general practice

Christopher Jb Speers  1 , Gurjit S Bhogal  1
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Greater trochanteric pain syndrome: a review of diagnosis and management in general practice

Christopher Jb Speers et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2017 Oct.
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Figure 1.
A diagnostic flow chart summarising the key clinical features for the main differentials of GTPS. ER = external rotation. GTPS = greater trochanteric pain syndrome. IR = internal rotation. OA = osteoarthritis. SLS = single leg stance.
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