From: Anatomical, Clinical and Electrical Observations in Piriformis Syndrome
Patient | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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Sex | M | f | m | f | f | m | m | f | f |
Age(years) | 32 | 32 | 58 | 23 | 44 | 15 | 39 | 15 | 65 |
Weight(kg) | 70 | 60 | 99 | 58 | 57 | 110 | 76 | 55 | 80 |
Side | L | L | L | R | L | R | R | R | R |
Sport | - | - | Football | Walker | Swim | football | Walker | Walker | - |
Gluteal trauma | - | - | - | - | - | yes | - | - | - |
Preop. Steroid injection | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Delay to surgery (years) | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
Sciatica | yes | yes | yes | Drop foot | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Pain on sitting position | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Gluteal atrophy | - | - | - | + | - | - | + | + | + |
Pain on digital pressure | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
H-reflex peroneal nerve | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||
Preop.MRI (spine) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Preop.MRI (pelvis) | Veinous sign | Piriformis hypertrophy | Veinous sign | Veinous sign | Piriformis hypertrophy | Veinous sign | Normal | ||
From surgery to pain relief | One year | 6 months | 3 months | 2 weeks | No relief | 1 year | 1 year | 4 months | 1 month |
Residual gluteal pain | - | + | - | - | + | - | - | - | + |
Functional result | Excellent | Good | Excellent | Excellent | Bad | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | good |