Deep gluteal syndrome (DGS)
Evidence-based neurology checklist on deep gluteal syndrome (dgs): Definition This results from compression of the sciatic or pudendal nerve It can cause buttock, posterior hip and sciatica-like pain worse on sitting Contents of the deep gluteal space Types Causes Differential diagnosis: other…
Definition
- This results from compression of the sciatic or pudendal nerve
- It can cause buttock, posterior hip and sciatica-like pain worse on sitting
Contents of the deep gluteal space
Types
Causes
Differential diagnosis: other causes of buttock pain
Investigations
Treatment
References
- Park JW, Lee YK, Lee YJ, Shin S, Kang Y, Koo KH. Deep gluteal syndrome as a cause of posterior hip pain and sciatica-like pain. Bone Joint J 2020; 102-B:556-567.
- Yoon YH, Hwang JH, Lee HW, et al. Beyond nerve entrapment: a narrative review of muscle-tendon pathologies in deep gluteal syndrome. Diagnostics (Basel) 2025; 15:2531.
- Kim YJ, Kim DH. Pudendal nerve entrapment syndrome caused by ganglion cysts along the pudendal nerve. Yeungnam Univ J Med 2021; 38:148-151.
- Rask MR. Superior gluteal nerve entrapment syndrome. Muscle Nerve 1980; 3:304-307.
- Martin HD, Reddy M, Gómez-Hoyos J. Deep gluteal syndrome. J Hip Preserv Surg 2015; 2:99-107.
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