ILIOTIBIAL BAND-BURSAE
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SUMMARY
1. Proximal bursa - positioned to decrease friction between the ITB and the greater trochanter of the femur.
2. Second bursa - another site of potential friction is where the ITB runs over the lateral epicondyle of the femur.
3. Third bursa - lies at the ITB’s distal attachment on the tibia.
Reference(s)
R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Gray, H., Carter, H.V. and Davidson, G. (2017). Gray’s anatomy. London: Arcturus.
