Gluteal compartment syndrome (GCS): clinical features
Evidence-based neurology checklist on gluteal compartment syndrome (gcs): clinical features: Clinical features The buttocks are painful and swollen The pain is worsened by passive movements There is sciatica from sciatic nerve compression There is loss of gluteal muscle mass Features of primary…
Clinical features
- The buttocks are painful and swollen
- The pain is worsened by passive movements
- There is sciatica from sciatic nerve compression
- There is loss of gluteal muscle mass
Features of primary causes
Differential diagnosis
References
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