OBJECTIVE We wished to report on the MRI findings of non-infectious ischiogluteal bursitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS The MRI findings of 17 confirmed cases of non-infectious ischiogluteal bursitis were analyzed: four out of the 17 cases were confirmed with surgery, and the remaining 13 cases were confirmed with MRI plus the clinical data. RESULTS The enlarged bursae were located deep to the gl...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the incidence and extent of vaginal and perineal trauma among primiparous women after mediolateral and lateral episiotomy. METHODS In a prospective randomized study at University Hospital Pilsen, Czech Republic, 790 consecutive primiparous women were enrolled between April 2010 and April 2012. Mediolateral episiotomy (MLE) followed an angle of at least 60° from the midli...

The gluteus maximus muscle is the largest, heaviest and most coarsely fibred muscle in the body which provides a thick quadrilateral pad over the ischial tuberosity. Structural changes in this muscle are critical to the evolutionary advance toward an upright stance during walking. Although its bilaminar nature' and its deep and superficial segmentation2) are a part of our current knowledge, var...

Treatment of proximal hamstring avulsions is challenging regarding both timing and choice of repair. In chronic situations, the tissue can become attenuated, bringing into question the need for adjunctive allograft. In general, proximal hamstring avulsions are affixed back to the ischial tuberosity with suture anchors, with allograft used as needed for chronic situations. This article reports o...