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Superior gluteal nerve entrapment syndrome
Author(s) -
Rask Michael R.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/mus.880030406
Subject(s) - entrapment , medicine , neurolysis , palpation , sciatic nerve , surgery , entrapment neuropathy , buttocks , weakness , gluteal region , nerve compression syndrome , tenderness , sciatica , anesthesia , anatomy , carpal tunnel syndrome
Entrapment of the superior gluteal nerve can occur as a result of compression by anterior‐superior tendinous fibers of the piriformis muscle and cause aching claudication‐type buttock pain, weakness of abduction of the affected hip with a waddling gait, and tenderness to palpation in the area of the buttock superolateral to the greater sciatic notch. Instilling anesthetic into the point of entrapment may relieve the pain completely, but superior gluteal neurolysis may be required to effect a permanent cure.