Bilateral piriformis syndrome after total hip arthroplasty

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 1998;117(3):177-9. doi: 10.1007/s004020050224.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / adverse effects*
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / methods
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Muscular Diseases / etiology*
  • Muscular Diseases / physiopathology
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / diagnostic imaging
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / etiology*
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / surgery*
  • Radiography
  • Sciatic Nerve*
  • Syndrome
  • Thigh / innervation*