Table 1 Information per patient.

From: MR imaging of venous malformations: sciatic nerve infiltration patterns and involved muscle groups

Pat. No

Affected nerve sections (Fig. 1)

Affected side

Clinical classification

MRI diagnosis at nerve, nerve infiltration pattern9

Muscle involvement

Nerve cross-sectional ratio \({\varvec{q}}\) of all affected sections (median)

Pain (VAS)

Restriction in motion

1

1 to 5

b

CVM

VM, SE

B

 

1

Mild

2

1, 2

l

VM

VM, SE

B

2.84

7

Mild

3

1 to 3

l

CLVM

VM, SP

B

5.63

N/A

N/A

4

1 to 5

r

CLVM

VM, SP-SE

B

3.76

5

Mild

5

1

l

VM

VM, SE

G

4.37

8

Severe

6

2 to 5

l

CLVM

VM, EN-SP

B

3.59

9

Severe

7

3, 4

r

CVM

VM, SE

B

3.74

1

Mild

8

1 to 4

l

VM

VM, SE

B

3.95

2

Mild

9

2 to 4

r

CLVM

VM, SP-SE

B

3.14

N/A

N/A

10

1, 2

b

VM

VM, SP

B

 

3

Mild

11

2, 3

r

LVM

VM, SE

B

2.99

4

Mild

12

3, 4

b

CLVM

VM, EN-SP

B

 

7

Severe

13

1 to 5

r

VM

VM, SP

B

4.91

8

Mild

14

1 to 5

l

CLVM

VM, SP

B

4.60

7

Mild

15

1 to 4

r

CLVM

VM, SP

B

3.60

3

Mild

16

1, 2

l

VM

VM, SE

G

9.10

N/A

N/A

17

1, 2

b

VM

VM, SE

B

 

7

Mild

18

1, 2

r

CLVM

VM, SP-SE

B

4.07

8

Severe

19

1 to 3

r

VM

VM, SE

H

8.25

7

Severe

20

1 to 3

r

LVM

VM, SE

B

10.16

8

Severe

21

1

l

CVM

VM, SP

H

4.08

6

Mild

22

1 to 3

l

LVM

VM, SE

H

3.17

3

Mild

23

1, 2

r

CLVM

VM, SE

B

4.90

N/A

Severe

  1. The nerve cross-sectional ratio q is only calculated for patients with unilateral VM manifestation.
  2. Affected nerve section refers to the predefined landmarks, as depicted in Fig. 1.
  3. Affected side: b both, l left, r right.
  4. Muscle involvement: B both gluteal and hamstring muscles, G gluteal muscles only, H hamstring muscles only.
  5. Nerve infiltration pattern following the nomenclature of Prasad et al.9: SE subepineurial, SP subparaneurial, EN extraneural.
  6. VAS visual analog scale. N/A not available.