ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Differentiating Sciatica from Hip Osteoarthritis: Diagnostic Challenges and the Role of the Athena Sign.
Evangelos Sakellariou, Evangelia Argyropoulou, Panagiotis Karampinas, Periklis Pelantis, Ioanna Lianou, Dimitrios Christakos, Ioannis Benetos, Vlachos Ioannis, Angelos Kaspiris, Elias Vasiliadis and 2 more
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Evangelos SakellariouDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, KAT General Hospital, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 14561 Athens, Greece.
Evangelia ArgyropoulouDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University General Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-4849-2708 Panagiotis KarampinasDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, KAT General Hospital, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 14561 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8475-5475 Periklis PelantisDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, KAT General Hospital, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 14561 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0009-0009-9031-7522 Ioanna LianouDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, "Agios Andreas" General Hospital of Patras-NHS, 26224 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-4014-889X Dimitrios ChristakosDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, KAT General Hospital, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 14561 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0009-0006-8453-0560 Ioannis BenetosDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, KAT General Hospital, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 14561 Athens, Greece.
Vlachos IoannisOrthopaedic Department, Hygeia Hospital, 15123 Athens, Greece.
Angelos KaspirisDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, KAT General Hospital, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 14561 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-3265-5522 Elias VasiliadisDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, KAT General Hospital, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 14561 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2428-5250 John VlamisDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, KAT General Hospital, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 14561 Athens, Greece.
Spyros PneumaticosDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, KAT General Hospital, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 14561 Athens, Greece.
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hip osteoarthritiship–spine syndromeintra-articular injectionssciatica
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