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The appearance of the piriformis muscle syndrome in computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. A case report and review of the literature.

1991; National Institutes of Health; Issue: 262 Linguagem: Inglês

Joseph J. Jankiewicz, William L. Hennrikus, John A. Houkom,

Hip disorders and treatments

The piriformis syndrome (PS) is a controversial cause of hip pain because of the lack of objective findings to support the diagnosis. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed PS in a 27-year-old woman. This case may be one of the first reports in the literature on a piriformis muscle enlargement documented by CT and MR imaging.