Piriformis Muscle Syndrome [syndrom musculus piriformis]
- Terms
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syndrom piriformis
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Piriformis syndrome
A chronic PELVIC PAIN characterized by pain deep in the buttock that may radiate to posterior aspects of the leg. It is caused by the piriformis muscle compressing or irritating the SCIATIC NERVE due to trauma, hypertrophy, inflammation or anatomic variations.
- DUI
- D055958 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0523531
- Previous indexing
- Nerve Compression Syndromes (1979-2009)
- History note
- 2010
- Public note
- 2010
Allowable subheadings
- BL
- blood
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CI
- chemically induced
- CL
- classification
- CO
- complications
- CN
- congenital
- DI
- diagnosis 4
- DG
- diagnostic imaging 1
- DH
- diet therapy
- DT
- drug therapy 2
- EC
- economics
- EM
- embryology
- EN
- enzymology
- EP
- epidemiology
- EH
- ethnology
- ET
- etiology 3
- GE
- genetics
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology
- ME
- metabolism
- MI
- microbiology
- MO
- mortality
- NU
- nursing 1
- PS
- parasitology
- PA
- pathology
- PP
- physiopathology 1
- PC
- prevention & control
- PX
- psychology
- RT
- radiotherapy
- RH
- rehabilitation 1
- SU
- surgery
- TH
- therapy 3
- UR
- urine
- VE
- veterinary
- VI
- virology
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