Anatomic considerations and the relationship between the piriformis muscle and the sciatic nerve

Guvencer M., Akyer P., Iyem C., Tetik S., Naderi S.

SURGICAL AND RADIOLOGIC ANATOMY, cilt.30, sa.6, ss.467-474, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00276-008-0350-5
  • Dergi Adı: SURGICAL AND RADIOLOGIC ANATOMY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.467-474
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: piriformis muscle, sciatic nerve, sciatica, piriformis syndrome, gluteal region, TOTAL HIP-ARTHROPLASTY, OF-THE-LITERATURE, GLUTEAL REGION, ENTRAPMENT, PAIN
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Stating background The piriformis syndrome is one of the non-discogenics causes of sciatica. It results from the compression of the sciatic nerve (SN) by the piriformis muscle (PM) in the neutral and piriformis stretch test position. The evidence of the increase in pain in the test position requires a detailed anatomical study addressing the changes that occurred in the SN and PM anatomy during the test position. The aim of this study is to examine this relationship morphometrically.