1724 THE JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY Aneurysm of a Congenitally Persistent Sciatic Artery Presenting as a Soft-Tissue Mass of the Buttock

Radicular pain along the distribution of the fifth lumbar and first sacral nerve roots, usually indicative of a spinal lesion, can be secondary to compression of the lower extremity, is frequently associated with an aneurysm in the gluteal region33. We present the case of a patient who had a mass in the buttock that was Magnetic resonance image showing the mass (arrowhead). which measures eight by seven centimeters. This finding was initially interpreted as a soft-tissue tumor of the greater trochanter of the femur (F). the sciatic nerve by an intrapelvic or extrapelvic le-sion2. This lesion can be a tumor, endometriosis, a pelvic injury, an aneurysm, an abscess, or another space-occupying lesion’24. A persistent sciatic (ischiatic) artery, a rare congen-ital anomaly accompanied by abnormal circulation in *No benefits in any form have been received or will be received from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article. No funds were received in support of this study