Abstract |
We present the case of a 39-year-old man with bilateral piriformis syndrome 4 and 6 years after two cementless total hip arthroplasties, respectively. During surgical exploration, each sciatic nerve was found to be entrapped by a tense piriformis muscle and hypertrophic posterior hip capsule. The sciatic-type pain was relieved after sectioning each piriformis muscle with external neurolysis. This is the first reported case of piriformis syndrome after total hip arthroplasty.
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Authors | Y Uchio, U Nishikawa, M Ochi, N Shu, K Takata |
Journal | Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
(Arch Orthop Trauma Surg)
Vol. 117
Issue 3
Pg. 177-9
( 1998)
ISSN: 0936-8051 [Print] Germany |
PMID | 9521528
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
(adverse effects, methods)
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Male
- Muscular Diseases
(etiology, physiopathology)
- Nerve Compression Syndromes
(diagnostic imaging, etiology, surgery)
- Radiography
- Sciatic Nerve
- Syndrome
- Thigh
(innervation)
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