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^ 5.05.15.25.3Miller TA, White KP, Ross DC. The diagnosis and management of Piriformis Syndrome: myths and facts. The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. September 2012, 39 (5): 577–83. PMID 22931697. doi:10.1017/s0317167100015298. that is presumed to be a compression neuropathy of the sciatic nerve at the level of the piriformis muscle