Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome

Is the pain unilateral?

Does the pain cause the patient to limp?

Is the person a long-term long distance runner, hiker or bicycle rider?

Is there a varus alignment of the affected knee, with internal rotation of the tibia?

Has the patient been repetitively going up and down hills ('hill work')?

Is the pain poorly localized in the outer knee over the lateral femoral condyle?

Is the pain is worse with increasing distance?

Is the pain is worse when going up or down stairs or a hill?

Does the patient have any history of recent trauma to the affected knee?

Can the pain can be elicited by stretching the iliotibial band while flexing the knee at 30°?

Can the patient hop, jog in place, squat and rise without discomfort?

Are radiographs of the knee normal at the site of pain?