Failure of surgical decompression for a presumed case of piriformis syndrome. Case report

R. J. Spinner; N. M. Thomas; D. G. Kline

doi:10.3171/jns.2001.94.4.0652

Failure of surgical decompression for a presumed case of piriformis syndrome. Case report

R. J. Spinner, N. M. Thomas, D. G. Kline

Neurosurgery

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Abstract

Diagnosis of piriformis syndrome is difficult and its precise definition is highly controversial. In this article, the authors present the case of a patient who had clinical features suggestive of piriformis syndrome. During surgery the patient was found to have a rare variation in anatomical structures, in which the peroneal nerve was displaced by the piriformis muscle. Surgical decompression did not alleviate the patient's symptoms.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	652-654
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of neurosurgery
Volume	94
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.2001.94.4.0652
State	Published - 2001

Keywords

Anatomical variation
Piriformis syndrome
Sciatic nerve

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Surgery
Clinical Neurology

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