There are only five reported cases of OIM abscess in adults. The patient had no history of recent hip trauma, but had intractable acronyx of the right great toe, which was being treated for 2 years.

Obturator internus muscle (OIM) abscess occurs rarely in adults. Accurate diagnosis is often hindered and delayed due to the deep location of the abscess and the nonspecific clinical features. Even of ...

This report describes two children who presented with fever, hip pain and a limp, and were subsequently found to have a primary pyomyositis of the obturator internus muscle. A clinical diagnosis of ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Obturator internus muscle (OIM) abscess is an uncommon entity often mistaken for septic arthritis of the hip. We describe seven children with ...

1 Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Paediatric Surgery, 9 Sciennes Road, Edinburgh EH9 1LT, UK 2 Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Radiology Department, 9 Sciennes Road, Edinburgh EH9 1LT, UK 3 Royal ...

The obturator internus muscle originates inside the bony pelvis, where it is attached to the internal surface of the obturator membrane and surrounding bones. Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to ...

Abstract: It is important to confirm the dose distribution and its biophysiological response in patients subjected to carbon-ion radiotherapy (CIRT) by using medical imaging methods. In this study, ...

ABSTRACT: Background: Synovial cysts of the hip are commonly found in patients with intra- or extraarticular pathologies of the joint. Symptoms are mostly unspecific. To date there are no guidelines ...

The transobturator tape (TOT) procedure is generally felt to be a safer surgical alternative to the ten sion-free vaginal tape procedure for women with stress urinary incontinence. We report a case of ...