iliotibial

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
IT
Pronunciation
/ˌɪliəˈtɪbiəl/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. 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.
  2. Repairment of Long Achilles Tendon Defect with Tendon Transposition and Iliotibial Band Transplantation
  3. There should be a bursa here, which makes it easy for the iliotibial(IT) band to slide and the leg to move easily.
  4. Objective To investigate the effect of iliotibial(IT) tract transposition for repairing of anterior cruciate ligament ( ACL ) traumatic rupture.
  5. 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