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Surgical Technique: Endoscopic Sciatic Nerve Release

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The deep gluteal space has increasingly received attention since the evolution in the knowledge of deep gluteal pain etiologies and their diagnoses. The endoscopic technique is being utilized to assess and treat deep gluteal space pathologies, improving the understanding of the sciatic nerve anatomy and biomechanics. This chapter presents a “10-step technique” for deep gluteal space endoscopic assessment and sciatic nerve decompression.

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  1. Baylor University Medical Center, Hip Preservation Center, 411 N. Washington Ave, Suite 7300, Dallas, TX, 75246, USA

    Hal D. Martin, Munif A. Hatem & Ian J. Palmer

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Shane J. Nho

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Schulthess Klinik, Zurich, Switzerland

    Michael Leunig

  3. Minnesota Orthopedic Sports Medicine Institute, Twin Cities Orthopedics - Edina, Edina, Minnesota, USA

    Christopher M. Larson

  4. Department of Orthopaedics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

    Asheesh Bedi

  5. Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service and Center for Hip Preservation Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA

    Bryan T. Kelly

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Martin, H.D., Hatem, M.A., Palmer, I.J. (2015). Surgical Technique: Endoscopic Sciatic Nerve Release. In: Nho, S., Leunig, M., Larson, C., Bedi, A., Kelly, B. (eds) Hip Arthroscopy and Hip Joint Preservation Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6965-0_117

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