Health Dictionary Find a Doctor

Iliotibial band syndrome physical examination

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Please help WikiDoc by adding more content here. It’s easy! Click here to learn about editing.

Overview

Overview

Physical Examination

Physical Examination

The diagnosis of ITBFS is based on clinical examination, with tenderness over the lateral femoral epicondyle and reproducible pain during flexion and extension of the knee while the examiner exerts pressure over the lateral femoral epicondyle.

References

References

Template:WH Template:WS

Looking for the patient version?

Back to the patient-friendly article

© 2026 MyEClinic – IFTM Institut für Telematik in der Medizin GmbH