Iliopsoas Tendonitis and Impingement After Total Hip Arthroplasty.

J Am Acad Orthop Surg · Nov 01 2025 · Review

Hevesi M, Simon KN, Lachman N, Spencer-Gardner LS

From the Department of Orthopedic Surgery (Hevesi and Simon) and Department of Clinical Anatomy (Lachman), Mayo Clinic,…

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SUMMARY — THE REDUCTIONThis review covers causes, diagnosis, and treatment options—from conservative care to tenotomy or revision—for iliopsoas impingement/tendinitis after total hip arthroplasty.
Abstract, as published

Iliopsoas impingement and tendinitis are a relatively uncommon but debilitating complication after total hip arthroplasty. Treatment for symptomatic iliopsoas pathology includes conservative management (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injections, and physical therapy), iliopsoas tenotomy or fractional lengthening, and revision total hip arthroplasty with acetabular implant revision. Recognizing the etiologies of impingement as well as techniques and published outcomes of available treatment modalities is helpful in patient counselling, management, and optimization of clinical outcomes in symptomatic patients.

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