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Original Articles

Piriformis Syndrome – Definitions, Reproducibility and Validity of Diagnostic Procedures and Results of Efficacy Trials

L. Remvig L. Remvig Clinic of Orthopaedic Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark, Member of the Scientific Committee FIMM
,
R.M. Ellis R.M. Ellis Department of Rheumatology, Southampton General Hospital, England, Member of the Scientific Committee FIMM
&
J. Patijn J. Patijn Pain Management and Research Centre, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands Chairman of the Scientific Committee FIMM
Pages 67-76 | Published online: 07 Jul 2016

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