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The piriformis muscle (from Latin piriformis 'pear-shaped') is a flat, pyramidally-shaped muscle in the gluteal region of the lower limbs. It is one of the six muscles in the lateral rotator group.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piriformis muscle | Actions | External rotator of the thigh | 1.00 | infobox |
| Piriformis muscle | Artery | Inferior gluteal, lateral sacral and superior gluteal artery, | 1.00 | infobox |
| Piriformis muscle | FMA | 19082 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Piriformis muscle | Insertion | Greater trochanter | 1.00 | infobox |
| Piriformis muscle | Latin | musculus piriformis | 1.00 | infobox |
| Piriformis muscle | Nerve | Nerve to the piriformis (L5, S1, and S2) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Piriformis muscle | Origin | Sacrum | 1.00 | infobox |
| Piriformis muscle | TA2 | 2604 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Piriformis muscle | TA98 | A04.7.02.011 | 1.00 | infobox |
| physical therapy | instance of | the side effects of such surgery can be much worse than those of alternative treatments | 0.80 | text |
| Piriformis muscle | related to Function | The | 0.60 | section |
| Piriformis muscle | related to Function | Abduction | 0.60 | section |
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