piriformis

piriformis
A muscle that rotates the thigh laterally.

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  • Piriformis muscle — (Posterior view of pelvis) The piriformis and nearby muscles …   Wikipedia

  • Piriformis syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Nerves of the right lower extremity Posterior view. DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = pmr eMedicineTopic = 106 MeshID = Piriformis syndrome is a neuromuscular… …   Wikipedia

  • Piriformis muscle — A muscle that begins at the front surface of the sacrum (the V shaped bone between the buttocks at the base of the spine) and passes through the greater sciatic notch to attach to the top of the thigh bone (femur) at its bony prominence called… …   Medical dictionary

  • Piriformis syndrome — Irritation of the sciatic nerve caused by compression of the nerve within the buttock by the piriformis muscle. Typically, the pain of the piriformis syndrome is increased by contraction of the piriformis muscle, prolonged sitting, or direct… …   Medical dictionary

  • Piriformis-Syndrom — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 G57.8 Sonstige Mononeuropathien der unteren Extremität …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • piriformis fascia — f. musculi piriformis …   Medical dictionary

  • piriformis — pir·i·for·mis or pyr·i·for·mis .pir ə fȯr məs n a muscle that arises from the front of the sacrum, passes out of the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen, is inserted into the upper border of the greater trochanter of the femur, and… …   Medical dictionary

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