Recent thinking on trochanteric bursitis also suggests that local muscle tear or injury can cause the same pain.

Trochanteric bursitis may occur together with disc disease of the low back or arthritis of the hip.

Trochanteric bursitis occurs more often in middle-aged or elderly women than in men or younger people.

Bursitis can affect many of the bursae around the hip, but trochanteric bursitis is the most common.

Symptoms of trochanteric bursitis may include:

Inflammation of the fluid-filled sac that cushions and lubricates the hip joint (trochanteric bursitis).

Other causes of trochanteric bursitis include uneven leg length, iliotibial band syndrome, and weakness of the hip abductor muscles.

Pain may be a sign of inflammation of the large sac that separates the hipbones from the muscles and tendons of the thighs and buttocks (trochanteric bursitis).

Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS), also known as trochanteric bursitis, is inflammation of the trochanteric bursa, a part of the hip.

Trochanteric bursitis can be caused by an acute injury, prolonged pressure on a bursa, or activities that require repeated twisting or rapid joint movement (such as jogging or bicycling long distances).