- The
piriformis muscle (from
Latin piriformis 'pear-shaped') is a flat, pyramidally-shaped
muscle in the
gluteal region of the
lower limbs. It is one of...
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Piriformis syndrome is a
condition which is
believed to
result from
nerve compression at the
sciatic nerve by the
piriformis muscle. It is a
specific case...
- people, the
sciatic nerve runs
through the
piriformis muscle rather than
beneath it. When the
piriformis shortens or
spasms due to
trauma or overuse...
- The
piriformis nerve, also
known as the
nerve to
piriformis, is the
peripheral nerve that
provides motor innervation to the
piriformis muscle. The nerve...
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traditional model of
piriformis syndrome.
Where sciatic nerve irritation in the
buttocks was once
thought of as only
piriformis muscle, it is now recognized...
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unite to form a
single nerve in
front of the
piriformis muscle. The
nerve p****es
beneath the
piriformis and
through the
greater sciatic foramen, exiting...
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sinus labeled at
bottom left.
Details Identifiers Latin recessus piriformis,
sinus piriformis MeSH D056144 TA98 A05.3.01.024 TA2 2880 FMA 55067 Anatomical...
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finger into a skull's
piriform aperture Details Identifiers Latin apertura piriformis TA98 A02.1.00.088 TA2 493 FMA 53137
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]...
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piriformis syndrome is overdiagnosed".
Muscle Nerve. 28 (5): 644–6. doi:10.1002/mus.10483. PMID 14571471. Tiel RL,
Kline DG (July 2006). "
Piriformis syndrome"...
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region in the
brain Piriformis muscle, a
gluteal muscle Piriformis syndrome, a
neuromuscular disorder in
which the
piriformis muscle compresses the...
