Open AccessSwelling of the Leg, Deep Venous Thrombosis and the Piriformis Syndrome
Author(s) -
Sara Bustamante,
Peter G. Houlton
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
pain research and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1918-1523
pISSN - 1203-6765
DOI - 10.1155/2001/104091
Subject(s) - piriformis syndrome , swelling , medicine , venous thrombosis , thrombosis , surgery , pathology , sciatica
The piriformis syndrome, which was first described 60 years ago, is a well recognized cause of sciatica, leg pain and low back pain, due to the entrapment of the sciatic nerve in the piriformis and other rotator muscles. Very few complications relating to this syndrome have been described.
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