Abstract:Anatomical structures involving muscles and nerves in the gluteal region are important as any variations of Sciatic nerve (SN) and its surrounding muscles like piriformis muscle (PM) can lead to entrapment or compression of this nerve causing sciatica and piriformis syndrome. To find out variations in the gluteal region related to piriformis muscle and the nerves surrounding it. The study was done on 20 embalmed cadavers (total 40 gluteal regions) during routine cadaveric dissection. The anatomical relation… Show more
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