Treatment of trochanteric bursitis, great trochanter pain syndrome (GTPS), with local cortisone injection

The clinical diagnosis great trochanter pain syndrome (GTPS) is characterised by pain and tenderness on palpation in adherence to the greater trochanter of the hip (trochanter major). The condition was previously titled trochanteric bursitis. The greater trochanter of the hip is a projection of the upper part of the femur and can be felt under the skin on the outside of the hip. GTPS can have a large effect on the daily life and quality of life of a patient and is a common cause of care seeking in primary care. The patients are not seldom offered a local injection of cortisone. But how health professionals are to treat GTPS optimally is essentially unclear.