2018
DOI: 10.2399/ana.18.089
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A rare muscle variation – accessory piriformis muscle

Abstract: During routine anatomical dissection of the right lower limb of a 68-year-old male cadaver, a rare muscle variation was revealed and identified as an accessory piriformis muscle. This variant muscle started from the anterior surface of the sacrum below the usual piriformis muscle and extended in a well-identifiable lateral tendon also inserting to the greater trochanter of the femur. In the case described, the accessory piriformis pierced through the proximal part of the sciatic nerve. The length of the additi… Show more

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