title: Medial superior cluneal nerve entrapment neuropathy in teenagers: a report of two cases.
abstract: Medial superior cluneal nerve entrapment neuropathy causes pain radiating from the low back down to the posterior thigh. It tends to be misdiagnosed as a lumbar spine disorder. Patients in previous reports were in the middle or old age at the onset. Proposing simultaneous full flexion of the ipsilateral hip and knee joints as a provocation test, we present two cases of teenager females who spent long before diagnosis of their condition. Both of them had engaged in vigorous sports activities and completely recovered from the disability following local anaesthetic and corticosteroid injection at the trigger point.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tanta University, Egypt.
authors.forename: Tarek A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Aly
authors.forename: Yasuhisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Toshimi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aizawa
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozawa
authors.forename: Shoichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kokubun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium; D007267:Injections; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D009407:Nerve Block; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000502:physiology*; D013256:Steroids; D013715:Tennis / Q000293:injuries
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D013256:Steroids