Piriformis syndrome
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piriformis-syndrome-178-3318244
title:
Piriformis syndrome
text:
Piriformis syndrome is a condition which is believed to result from nerve compression at the sciatic nerve by the piriformis muscle. It is a specific case of deep gluteal syndrome. The largest and most bulky nerve in the human body is the sciatic nerve. Starting at its origin it is 2 cm wide and 0.5 cm thick. The sciatic nerve forms the roots of L4-S3 segments of the lumbosacral plexus. The nerve will pass inferiorly to the piriformis muscle, in the direction of the lower limb where it divides i
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Medical condition
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piriformis_syndrome
date created:
2004-10-26T04:36:10Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T13:22:46Z
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