Piriformis muscle syndrome: Differential diagnosis with sciatalgia in the athlete: Three cases and a review of the literature;Syndrome du muscle piriformis: Un diagnostic différentiel de sciatalgie chez le sportif? À propos de 3 cas et revue de la littérature

Journal de Traumatologie du Sport

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 133-145

  Guyomarc'h, F ^a   Labanere, C ^b  

^a Centre Sport de Médecine   (France)

^b Sport Medicine Center   (France)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Piriformis muscle; Sciatic pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CORTICOSTEROID; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CYCLING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NEURALGIA; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RUNNING; SCIATIC NERVE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 5044235081     PISSN: 0762915X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0762-915x(04)97397-4     Document Type: Article

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