iliotibial
Key Facts
Abbreviation
IT
Pronunciation
/ˌɪliəˈtɪbiəl/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine
Examples in Context
- The pain is usually felt at the knee, around the end of the thigh bone where the iliotibial(IT) band crosses over the bone and the muscle.
- Repairment of Long Achilles Tendon Defect with Tendon Transposition and Iliotibial Band Transplantation
- There should be a bursa here, which makes it easy for the iliotibial(IT) band to slide and the leg to move easily.
- Objective To investigate the effect of iliotibial(IT) tract transposition for repairing of anterior cruciate ligament ( ACL ) traumatic rupture.
- Together with several of the thigh muscles, the iliotibial(IT) band acts to provide stability to the outside of the knee joint.
Other meanings of IT
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Gov
Institute of Technology
Academic
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Misc
Gartner Group, Inc.
Business
Individual Therapy
Medical