Piriformis Muscle Syndrome
"Piriformis Muscle Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A chronic PELVIC PAIN characterized by pain deep in the buttock that may radiate to posterior aspects of the leg. It is caused by the piriformis muscle compressing or irritating the SCIATIC NERVE due to trauma, hypertrophy, inflammation or anatomic variations.
| Descriptor ID |
D055958
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.668.829.500.675.399 C10.668.829.550.500 C10.668.829.600.675 C23.888.592.612.664.675 C23.888.592.612.944.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Piriformis Muscle Syndrome- Piriformis Muscle Syndrome
- Muscle Syndrome, Piriformis
- Muscle Syndromes, Piriformis
- Piriformis Muscle Syndromes
- Syndrome, Piriformis Muscle
- Syndromes, Piriformis Muscle
- Piriformis syndrome
- Piriformis syndromes
- syndrome, Piriformis
- syndromes, Piriformis
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