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Iliotibial band (ITB) pathology is one of the main causes of lateral knee pain. The enthesopathy of the ITB at its insertion post total knee replacement (TKR) is a rare cause of lateral knee pain. We describe a series of cases of ITB enthesopathy with sonographic findings and management.
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Hegde, G., Subramanian, A., Azzopardi, C. et al. Iliotibial band enthesopathy: an unusual cause of lateral knee pain post total knee replacement. J Ultrasound 25, 83–87 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40477-021-00565-z
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