The Surgical Treatment of External Coxa Saltans (the Snapping Hip) by Z-Plasty of the Iliotibial Band

Abstract

Patients with snapping hip of the iliotibial band refractory to conservative treatment are rare. The surgical results of Z-plasty are excellent and predictable. Careful screening is necessary to preclude other confounding diagnoses. Z-plasty is recommended as an effective surgical treatment of the refractory snapping hip secondary to iliotibial band tightness.