sciatica
MONDO:0024333Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names sciatica yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A condition characterized by pain radiating from the back into the buttock and posterior/lateral aspects of the leg. Sciatica may be a manifestation of sciatic neuropathy; radiculopathy (involving the spinal nerve roots; L4, L5, S1, or S2, often associated with intervertebral disk displacement); or lesions of the cauda equina.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0024333), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
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