The Korean Journal of Pain

The Korean Pain Society (대한통증학회)
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The Clinical Experience of Pyriformis Syndrome

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  • Moon, Dong-Eon (Department of Anesthesiology, Catholic University Medical College) ;
  • Kim, Yong-Shin (Department of Anesthesiology, Catholic University Medical College) ;
  • Suh, Jae-Hyun (Department of Anesthesiology, Catholic University Medical College)
  • 문동언 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 마취과학교실) ;
  • 김용신 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 마취과학교실) ;
  • 서재현 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 마취과학교실)
  • Published : 1993.05.22
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Abstract

The pyriformis syndrome is an entrapment neuropathy in which the sciatic nerve is compromised by the pyriformis muscle. Using local anesthetics and steroid injection through a needle guided by an electric nerve stimulator, we satisfactorily treated a case of pyriformis syndrome.

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