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Bilateral piriformis syndrome after total hip arthroplasty

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We present the case of a 39-year-old man with bilateral piriformis syndrome 4 and 6 years after two cementless total hip arthroplasties, respectively. During surgical exploration, each sciatic nerve was found to be entrapped by a tense piriformis muscle and hypertrophic posterior hip capsule. The sciatic-type pain was relieved after sectioning each piriformis muscle with external neurolysis. This is the first reported case of piriformis syndrome after total hip arthroplasty.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, Shimane Medical University, 89-1 Enyacho, Izumoshi, Shimaneken, Japan 693, , , , , , JP

    Y. Uchio, U. Nishikawa, M. Ochi, N. Shu & K. Takata

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Received: 10 June 1996

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Uchio, Y., Nishikawa, U., Ochi, M. et al. Bilateral piriformis syndrome after total hip arthroplasty. Arch Orth Traum Surg 117, 177–179 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004020050224

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