L Knee, Iliotibial Band Syndrome
2014-09-01 – 2014-12-31
Grade: 4
Severe injury got my mountaineering in Bernese Oberland in 2002. Flares up in long runs and takes weeks to resolve. Not likely to disappear without medical intervention.
Xray revealed something loose in there that may well be the cause of the pain. Probably a piece of carriage from a previous injury. Appointment with specialist in a few weeks.
After an xray at Yale with no sign of cartilage or bone damage, I'm convinced this is actually a soft tissue injury from a gokart accident in 1992. If I keep my knee angle slight while running, the pain appears to be minimized.
Update 6-4-16 I'm told this is a common IT Band injury caused by the ligament rubbing against bone.