Abstract Patients with snapping hip syndrome experience a snapping sensation in the lateral hip associated with sudden, sharp pain in the area of the greater trochanter. The snapping sensation and…

Abstract The pes anserine bursa lies beneath the pes anserine tendon, which is the insertional tendon of the sartorius, gracilis, and semitendinous muscles on the medial side of the tibia….

Abstract Almost all patients who undergo amputation experience the often painful and distressing sensation that the absent body part is still present. The cause of this phenomenon is not fully…

Abstract The deep infrapatellar bursa lies between the patellar ligament and the tibia. This bursa may exist as a single bursal sac or, in some patients, as a multisegmented series…

Abstract Osgood-Schlatter disease is characterized by anterior knee pain that is exacerbated by stress on the quadriceps mechanism and by direct pressure on the tibial tuberosity. Although the disease can…

Abstract The common peroneal nerve, also known as the common fibular nerve, is commonly entrapped or compressed as it crosses the head of the fibula; it is known as cross…

Abstract Pelvic inflammatory disease, which is often simply referred to as PID, is a painful infectious and inflammatory disease that most commonly occurs in females below 25 years of age…

Abstract Arachnoiditis consists of thickening, scarring, and inflammation of the arachnoid membrane. These abnormalities may be self-limited or may lead to compression of the nerve roots and spinal cord. In…

Abstract Patients suffering from ischial bursitis frequently complain of pain at the base of the buttock with resisted extension of the lower extremity. The pain is localized to the area…

Abstract Piriformis syndrome is an entrapment neuropathy that presents as pain, numbness, paresthesias, and weakness in the distribution of the sciatic nerve. It is caused by compression of the sciatic…