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The gluteal sulcus (also known as the gluteal fold, tuck, fold of the buttock,, horizontal gluteal crease, or gluteal furrow) is an area of the body of humans and anthropoid apes, described by a horizontal crease formed by the inferior aspect of the buttocks and the posterior upper thigh. [1]
The hip joint contains the ball of the thigh bone and the pelvis socket. It’s held in place with strong, fibrous ligaments and supportive muscles. Hip pain can arise from various injuries to the ...
The intergluteal cleft or just gluteal cleft, also known by a number of synonyms, including natal cleft and cluneal cleft, is the groove between the buttocks that runs from just below the sacrum to the perineum, [1] so named because it forms the visible border between the external rounded protrusions of the gluteus maximus muscles.
Patients also frequently report persistent or intermittent pain or dysthesias in posterior hip, buttocks, or thigh. [4] Unlike discogenic sciatica (caused by the spine), patients with deep gluteal syndrome report exacerbation of symptoms with pressure in the buttocks, such as tenderness or pain on deep palpation, or pain on prolonged sitting.
Bone pain belongs to the class of deep somatic pain, often experienced as a dull pain that cannot be localized accurately by the patient. This is in contrast with the pain which is mediated by superficial receptors in, e.g., the skin. Bone pain can have several possible causes ranging from extensive physical stress to serious diseases such as ...
Pain is the most common complaint in those with FAI. [6] It is experienced in a number of areas, making the diagnosis challenging, but commonly occurs in the groin, upper buttock/lower back, the buttock or beneath the buttock, side of the affected hip and posterior upper leg.
The pain associated with the internal variety tends to be more intense and therefore more debilitating than with the external variety. [4] Intra-articular snapping hip syndrome is often indicative of injury such as a torn acetabular labrum , ligamentum teres tears, loose bodies, articular cartilage damage, or synovial chondromatosis (cartilage ...
Symptoms may include pain and numbness in the buttocks and down the leg. [2] [3] Often symptoms are worsened with sitting or running. [3] Causes may include trauma to the gluteal muscle, spasms of the piriformis muscle, anatomical variation, or an overuse injury. [2] Few cases in athletics, however, have been described. [2]