Myositis ossificans of the piriformis muscle: An unusual cause of piriformis syndrome. A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 906-910

  Beauchesne, Richard P ^a,b   Schutzer, Steven F ^a,c  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Mousam Valley Orthopaedics   (United States)

^c Orthopaedic Associates of Hartford   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; OSSIFYING MYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULAR PAIN; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0030975958     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199706000-00016     Document Type: Article

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