GROSS ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Doctors diagnose IT band syndrome when the IT band becomes too tight. This causes friction at the top of your hip or near your knee and results in swelling and pain. IT band syndrome relates to hip bursitis (also called greater trochanteric bursitis) because a tight IT band can inflame the bursa.

Detailed explanation-2: -The iliotibial band (ITB) originates over the pelvic brim (iliac crest) and inserts onto the lateral shin bone (tibia). It is a thick, tight band of fascia and muscle. It passes over the thigh bone (femur) at a prominence called the greater trochanter.

Detailed explanation-3: -Iliotibial band syndrome is where a tendon called the iliotibial band gets irritated or swollen from rubbing against your hip or knee bones. The tendon is on the outside of your leg, and it goes from the top of your pelvic bone down to your knee. It rubs against your bones when it gets too tense (tight).

Detailed explanation-4: -Iliotibial (IT) band syndrome is often caused by repetitively bending the knee during physical activities, such as running, cycling, swimming, and hiking. The IT band is made up of fascia, or connective tissue. It is an elastic group of fibers that runs along the thigh from the hip to below the knee.

Detailed explanation-5: -The iliotibial band (ITB) is a thick band of fascia formed proximally at the hip by the fascia of the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and tensor fasciae latae muscles.