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is there a connection between knee tendonitis and it band syndrome?

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Dr. Sheeja Francis answered

Rheumatology 20 years experience

Possibly: It band is a long band of tissue (similar to a tendon) than runs on the side of the thigh from hip to knee. It band sydrome can cause pain through out the area, mostly commonly in the side of the knee.

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