Agenesis of the piriformis muscle: A case report with review of literature

Pankaj Nepal; Syed I. Alam; Sadia Sajid; Syeda S. Intakhab; Vijayanadh Ojili

doi:10.4102/sajr.v24i1.1838

Agenesis of the piriformis muscle: A case report with review of literature

Pankaj Nepal, Syed I. Alam, Sadia Sajid, Syeda S. Intakhab, Vijayanadh Ojili

Department of Radiology

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Abstract

Agenesis of the piriformis muscle is an extremely rare occurrence. Knowledge about this anatomic variant is important because of its close proximity with the sciatic nerve and sacral plexus. The piriformis muscle also serves as an important anatomic landmark for image-guided intervention and hip surgery. We report a case of piriformis muscle agenesis in a 28-year-old woman, incidentally detected on magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbosacral spine and pelvis, performed for low back pain.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	a1838
Journal	South African Journal of Radiology
Volume	24
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v24i1.1838
State	Published - 2020

Keywords

MRI
agenesis
lower back pain
orthopaedics
piriformis muscle

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Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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