Clinical importance of anatomical variants of sciatic nerve in relation to the piriformis muscle

Background and aims: The sciatic nerve usually emerges below the Piriformis muscle. Each anatomical variant of sciatic nerve is associated with a specific clinical presentation. The aim of the study was to identify the variants of sciatic nerve and to discuss their clinical importance. Materials and...

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Main Authors: Rashmi Deopujari, Dibya Kishore Satpathi, Ashutosh S Mangalgiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:National Journal of Clinical Anatomy
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Online Access:http://www.njca.info/article.asp?issn=2277-4025;year=2012;volume=1;issue=4;spage=160;epage=164;aulast=Deopujari