Table 4 Further details of the 6 patients with poor results
Patient | Age/sex | Level | Pre/post Giannini score | Follow-up duration | Intraoperative findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 61/F | L2/3 | 20/40 | 14 years | Prominent plexus of veins dorsal to the bifurcation but no neuroma seen, nerve dissected free and transposed |
2 | 57/F | L2/3 | 20/40 | 8 years | Nerve tethered with large plantar branch and bursal thickening |
3 | 41/F | R 3/4 | 10/40 | 12 years | Nerve passing abnormally under 3rd MT neck distally with bursal thickening |