Expert Insight: Unraveling the Complexities of Leg and Buttock Pain

Guest: Jonathan Finnoff, D.O. (@FinnoffJonathan)

Host: Jeffrey Brault, D.O. (@JeffBrault)

Leg and buttock pain seem synonymous in athletes. How do you narrow down the differential diagnosis? Dr. Jeff Brault presents a series of cases to Dr. Jonathan Finnoff. Do you know the diagnosis? How would you approach one of these cases? Dr. Finnoff walks through his approach from presentation to treatment, offering his expert insight on things to consider when evaluating patients with leg and buttock pain. 

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Deeper Dive: 

Exertional Leg Pain https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmr.2015.08.012 Evaluation of the Athlete with Buttock Pain doi: 10.1249/JSR.0b013e3182423d71 The Gluteal Triangle: A Clinical Patho-Anatomical Approach to the Diagnosis of Gluteal Pain in Athletes https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/43/6/460 Variability of the Ischiofemoral Space Relative to Femur Position: An Ultrasound Study https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.03.010 Variability of Ischiofemoral Space Dimensions with Changes in Hip Flexion: an MRI Study https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-016-2508-2