Assessment of peritrochanteric high T2 signal depending on the age and gender of the patients

Greater trochanter pain syndrome: A descriptive MR imaging study

“…Our findings are also in agreement with those reported by Haliloglu et al [14] who showed that T2 hyperintensity is a much more common MR imaging finding than tears.…”

“…Bursitis possibly represents just a progression of tendinopathy, a hypothesis that is also supported by the fact that we found peritrochanteric edema in all patients with bursitis. Although T2 hyperintensity has been found to be associated with tears [7], our findings are in agreement with the ones by Haliloglu et al who found poor association of T2 hyperintensity with the clinical symptoms [14]. Moreover, although peritendinous edema has been proposed to suggest early degenerative tendinopathy, edema may also present in-between the greater trochanter and the iliotibial band secondary to external coxa saltans.…”

“…Kong et al described various findings associated with GTPS, as seen in hip MR imaging examinations and underlined the need of a specific diagnosis in order to optimize the treatment strategies [13]. Haliloglu et al found that T2 peritrochanteric hyperintensity representing edema is by far the most common finding but is rarely related to clinical symptoms [14]. Various studies have reported association between MR imaging findings and the presence of pain [1,[15][16][17].…”

Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome: An Update on Diagnosis and Management

“…Clinical correlation of imaging findings is important because peritrochanteric abnormalities can also be seen on MRIs in asymptomatic individuals [42]. Specifically, peritrochanteric edema T2 signal change on MRI is seen with increasing age even in the absence of clinical symptoms [43].…”

Clinical significance of signal changes in the quadratus femoris muscle on MR

“…Other often asymptomatic lesions such as GTE, HSE and labral lesions are common on hip MRI especially in older patients (17)(18)(19). Therefore the presence of certain symptoms or specific other lesions in combination with QFMC may be truly co-incidental.…”