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Obturator externus (OE) muscle has the possibility as a pain generator, considering its anatomical and functional aspects, but this muscle as a possible target for therapeutic intervention is currently understudied in pain practice.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Obturator externus muscle injection | patients were treated with obturator externus injection |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Post-injection pain score | Before and after the OE muscle injection, patients were asked to rate their pain score using a 10-point numeric rating scale (NRS; 0=no pain, 10=worst possible pain). We also assessed the degree of patient satisfaction as excellent, good, fair, and bad during 2 weeks after injection. In this period, any analgesic medications did not change in all patients. Complications associated with OE muscle injection were investigated. | at 2 weeks after injection |
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The study population was defined as chronic pelvic pain patients with a localized tenderness on inferolateral side of the pubic tubercle corresponding to obturator foramen who received OE muscle injection with local anesthetic for their pain treatment.
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, | Seoul | Seoul | 120-752 | South Korea |
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