Piriformis muscle syndrome: A diagnostic dilemma

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 73-83

  Slipman, Curtis W ^a   Vresilovic, Edward J ^a   Palmer, Michael A ^b   Lipetz, Jason S ^a   Lenrow, David ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Princeton Orthopaedic Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Piriformis muscle syndrome; Sciatica

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; MALE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0033399454     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J094v07n04_07     Document Type: Article

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