Research Study to Compare the Addition of Topaz Micro Debridement to the Standard of Care Surgery

Inclusion criteria

• Female or male aged between 40-70 years old, females and males are eligible
• A history of > 6 months of conservative care treatment for lateral hip pain, including but not limited to local anaesthetic and steroid injections into the trochanteric bursa
• Pre-operative MRI and ultrasound with evidence of GTPS within the previous 24 weeks
• Willing to comply with the protocol and follow-up visits
• Signed the Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) approved Informed Consent Form

Exclusion criteria

• Previous surgery to the hip such as hip replacement, fracture neck of femur fixation, or repair of gluteal tendons
• Subjects with sero-positive or sero-negative arthropathy
• Long term steroid use > 6 weeks
• Allergy to drugs to be used in the procedure
• Medical co-morbidities that preclude surgical intervention
• Inability to understand or respond to the study questionnaires
• Females who are pregnant, or pregnancy is suspected or planned within the clinical investigation timeframe
• Subjects who are simultaneously participating in another device or pharmaceutical investigation

Intra-operative Exclusion:

• Abductor tears
• Severe tendinopathy