Trochanteric bursitis - A frequency cause of 'hip' pain in rheumatoid arthritis

Abstract

One hundred consecutive patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were examined for the presence of trochanteric bursitis. This condition was found in 15. Ten patients responded to a single local injection of corticosteroid and the remaining 5 to a second injection. Trochanteric bursitis is an underdiagnosed, easily remediable cause of pain in RA. Specific examination for its presence should be a routine in all patients with RA, especially those with hip pain.