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![Common diseases mimicking lumbar disc herniation and their treatment](https://image.oaes.cc/1535a371-3e27-42f0-a830-b0f4a061e769/2036.fig.2.png)
Figure 2. The location of the gluteus medius muscle (GMeM) (**) and piriformis muscle (*). The GMeM (**) is located in the buttock over the gluteus minimus and partially under the gluteus maximus muscle; it is covered by a tight gluteal aponeurosis. The piriformis muscle (*) connects the sacrum and greater trochanter. Loading of this muscle results in buttock pain and affects the adjacent sciatic nerve (arrow)