Table 4.
Clinical features in aggregated data studies, number (%)
| Study: first author and year (language if other than English) | Lu et a 1985 (Chinese) [71] | Durrani and Winnie 91 [30] | Indrekvam and Sudmann 02 [51] | Filler et al. 2005 [36] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of cases | 60 | 26 | 19 | 162 |
| Female | 21 (35) | 11 (42) | 15 (79) | Not reported |
| Age range | 17–70 | 25–62 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Age mean | Not reported | 35.5 | 43 | Not reported |
| Buttock pain | 60 (100) | 26 (100) | 19 (100) | (100) |
| Low back pain | Not reported | 13 (50) | Not reported | (42.4) |
| Pain on sitting | Not reported | 15 (58) | Not reported | Not reported |
| Dyspareunia | Not reported | 6 (23) | Not reported | Not reported |
| External tenderness | 54 (90) | 24 (92) | 19 (100) | (70.8) |
| Internal tenderness | Not reported | 26 (100) | Not reported | Not reported |
| Freiberg sign positive | 60 (100) | 9 (35) | 19 (100) | Not reported |
| Pace sign positive | Not reported | 8 (31) | 19 (100) | Not reported |
| Beatty sign positive | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Tonic external rotation of hip | Not reported | 10 (38) | Not reported | Not reported |
| FAIR sign positive | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| SLR limited | Not reported | 12 (46) | 5 (23) | (40.7) |
| Reflexes diminished | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Sensation diminished | 24 (40) | Not reported | 10 (53) | Not reported |
| Power diminished | Not reported | Not reported | 3 (16) | Not reported |