Piriformis muscle: Clinical anatomy and consideration of the piriformis syndrome

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-45

  Windisch, Gunther ^a   Braun, Eva Maria ^a   Anderhuber, Friedrich ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Piriformis; Piriformis fossa; Piriformis syndrome; Sciatic nerve; Terminology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEMELLUS SUPERIOR MUSCLE; GLUTEUS MEDIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; MALE; OBTURATOR INTERNUS MUSCLE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PIRIFORMIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BUTTOCKS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PELVIS; SCIATICA; SYNDROME; TENDONS;

EID: 33947382145     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-006-0169-x     Document Type: Article

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