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Trochanteric Bursitis

Trochanteric bursitis is a condition affecting the side -- or lateral aspect -- of the hip. Although trochanteric bursitis usually affects middle-aged or elderly persons, women more often than men, it can develop in younger people also.  As in other forms of bursitis, there is swelling in the bursa causing pain and inflammation.

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Date Last Reviewed: 9/24/2008
Date Last Modified: 9/24/2008