An Unusual Case of Piriformis Syndrome: Peroneal Neuropathy

Piriformis syndrome (PS) is a syndrome consisting of symptoms that occur due to compression of the sciatic nerve at the level of the piriformis muscle (PM). The most commonly reported complaints (cardinal features) are radiation to the ipsilateral tight, buttock pain, and reproduction of pain on pro...

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Main Authors: Gamze Gül Güleç, Ilknur Aktaş, Feyza Ünlü Özkan, Dilşat Bayrak
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Language:English
Published: Kare Publishing 2020-06-01
Series:Boğaziçi Tıp Dergisi
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Online Access:https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=bmj&un=BMJ-29290
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spelling doaj-52ead12be8a14682a5f44953e941654a2021-01-24T18:05:10ZengKare PublishingBoğaziçi Tıp Dergisi 2149-02872020-06-0172636610.14744/bmj.2020.29290BMJ-29290An Unusual Case of Piriformis Syndrome: Peroneal NeuropathyGamze Gül Güleç0Ilknur Aktaş1Feyza Ünlü Özkan2Dilşat Bayrak3Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Health Sciences, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Health Sciences, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Health Sciences, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Rheumatology, University of Health Sciences, İzmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, TurkeyPiriformis syndrome (PS) is a syndrome consisting of symptoms that occur due to compression of the sciatic nerve at the level of the piriformis muscle (PM). The most commonly reported complaints (cardinal features) are radiation to the ipsilateral tight, buttock pain, and reproduction of pain on prolonged sitting. In this study, we report a 64 years old female case presented with peroneal neuropathy symptoms without gluteal pain and sciatica and treated using ultrasound-guided PM injection successfully.https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=bmj&un=BMJ-29290diagnostic injectiondiagnostic ultrasound; peroneal neuropathy; piriformis syndrome; sacroiliac dysfunction; ultrasound.
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author Gamze Gül Güleç
Ilknur Aktaş
Feyza Ünlü Özkan
Dilşat Bayrak
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Ilknur Aktaş
Feyza Ünlü Özkan
Dilşat Bayrak
An Unusual Case of Piriformis Syndrome: Peroneal Neuropathy
Boğaziçi Tıp Dergisi
diagnostic injection
diagnostic ultrasound; peroneal neuropathy; piriformis syndrome; sacroiliac dysfunction; ultrasound.
author_facet Gamze Gül Güleç
Ilknur Aktaş
Feyza Ünlü Özkan
Dilşat Bayrak
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title An Unusual Case of Piriformis Syndrome: Peroneal Neuropathy
title_short An Unusual Case of Piriformis Syndrome: Peroneal Neuropathy
title_full An Unusual Case of Piriformis Syndrome: Peroneal Neuropathy
title_fullStr An Unusual Case of Piriformis Syndrome: Peroneal Neuropathy
title_full_unstemmed An Unusual Case of Piriformis Syndrome: Peroneal Neuropathy
title_sort unusual case of piriformis syndrome: peroneal neuropathy
publisher Kare Publishing
series Boğaziçi Tıp Dergisi
issn 2149-0287
publishDate 2020-06-01
description Piriformis syndrome (PS) is a syndrome consisting of symptoms that occur due to compression of the sciatic nerve at the level of the piriformis muscle (PM). The most commonly reported complaints (cardinal features) are radiation to the ipsilateral tight, buttock pain, and reproduction of pain on prolonged sitting. In this study, we report a 64 years old female case presented with peroneal neuropathy symptoms without gluteal pain and sciatica and treated using ultrasound-guided PM injection successfully.
topic diagnostic injection
diagnostic ultrasound; peroneal neuropathy; piriformis syndrome; sacroiliac dysfunction; ultrasound.
url https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=bmj&un=BMJ-29290
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