Surgical evaluation of magnetic resonance imaging findings in piriformis muscle syndrome

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1019-1023

  Pecina, Hrvoje Ivan ^a   Boric, Igor ^a   Smoljanovic, Tomislav ^b   Duvancic, Davor ^c   Pecina, Marko ^b  

^a SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c Outpatients Clinic   (Croatia)

Author keywords

MRI diagnosis; Piriformis syndrome; Sciatic nerve entrapment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; NEUROLYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; TENOTOMY; THICKNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BUTTOCKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; SYNDROME;

EID: 52449106790     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-008-0538-0     Document Type: Article

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