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Piriformis syndrome
Piriformis syndrome is a rare entrapment neuropathy resulting in radicular pain radiating into the buttock and hamstrings. The entity is controversial as are the putative causes.
Clinical presentation
Sciatic pain reproduced on passive internal rotation/adduction of a flexed hip is considered ...
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Piriformis syndrome
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28 Nov 2021
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Piriformis syndrome
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13 Jul 2023
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Piriformis syndrome
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24 Oct 2023
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Piriformis syndrome
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31 Mar 2023
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Piriformis syndrome
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30 Mar 2023
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Piriformis syndrome and hemangioma
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14 Nov 2008
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Sciatic neuropathy
Sciatic neuropathy can be the result of nerve compression or traction injury of the sciatic nerve which might occur at several levels along its course. The peroneal division of the nerve is more commonly affected than the tibial division due to the more superficial location and two different fix...
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Nerve to piriformis
Nerve to the piriformis muscle, also known as the piriformis nerve, arises from the S1 and S2 nerve roots of the sacral plexus. The nerve supplies the piriformis muscle.
Gross anatomy
Origin
The nerve to the piriformis muscle arises from the sacral plexus. The nerve branches from the posteri...
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Inferior gluteal neuropathy
Inferior gluteal neuropathy or inferior gluteal nerve injury can be the result of nerve compression or traction injury of the inferior gluteal nerve.
Epidemiology
Inferior gluteal nerve neuropathy like superior gluteal nerve neuropathy is rather uncommon and often associated with iatrogenic in...
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Piriformis muscle
The piriformis muscle is a muscle of the posterior pelvic wall and gluteal region of the lower limb. It is an important anatomical landmark.
Summary
origin: anterolateral surface of the sacrum
course: exits the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen
insertion: greater trochanter of the ...
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Lower extremity neuropathy
Lower extremity neuropathy result from compression or damage to one or more nerves. Several syndromes have been described:
piriformis syndrome: the sciatic nerve is compressed by the piriformis muscle as the nerve passes through the greater sciatic foramen
femoral nerve neuropathy
obt...
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Athletic pubalgia
Athletic pubalgia or groin pain in athletes is a clinical syndrome of chronic lower pelvic and groin pain, usually encountered in athletes. It is either a musculotendinous or osseous injury that involves the insertion of abdominal muscles on the pubis and the upper aponeurotic insertion of the a...
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Sciatic nerve
The sciatic nerve arises from the sacral plexus from the roots of L4-S3 and runs through the buttock and down the lower limb. It is the longest and widest single nerve in the body.
Summary
origin: sacral plexus (L4-S3)
course: exits the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen to enter the ...
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Coccydynia
Coccydynia refers to pain in and among the area of the coccyx. It is characterized by coccygeal pain which is typically provocated by pressure. It may remain unclear in origin owing to the unpredictability of the source of pain 1.
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No accurate data about the frequency of coccydynia...
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Nerve compression syndrome
Nerve compression syndromes or nerve entrapment neuropathies are a group of several nerve disorders associated with sensory and/or motor loss resulting from nerve compression.
Epidemiology
Nerve compression syndromes are common 1-5 and can account for 10-20% of cases in specialist clinics of n...
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Musculoskeletal curriculum
The musculoskeletal curriculum is one of our curriculum articles and aims to be a collection of articles that represent the core of musculoskeletal knowledge.
Definition
Topics pertaining to bones, joints, muscles, tendons and ligaments, but excluding the skeletal structures of the head.
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Symptomatic piriformis muscle asymmetry
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20 May 2014
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Accessory piriformis muscle
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24 Jan 2022
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