Composite Anatomical Variations between the Sciatic Nerve and the Piriformis Muscle: A Nepalese Cadaveric Study

Piriformis syndrome is a rare syndrome which is one of the main causes of nondiscogenic sciatica causing severe low back pain due to entrapment of sciatic nerve either by the hypertrophy or by inflammation of the piriformis muscle. We have carried out dissection in 20 Nepalese cadavers. Out of 40 di...

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Main Authors: Ameet Kumar Jha, Prakash Baral
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7165818