Foot drop

Stevens, Femke; Weerkamp, Nico J.; Cals, Jochen

doi:10.1136/bmj.h1736

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“…Foot drop is an inability to raise the front part of the foot due to weakness or paralysis of the tibialis anterior muscle that lifts the foot. The most common cause of spontaneous foot drop is peroneal neuropathy, which is often due to the compression of the fibular neck at the knee [19], [20]. The average mass of a foot is 1.33% of the total human mass [21], which is equivalent to around 1 kg for a 75 kg person.…”

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3D-Printed Ready-To-Use Variable-Stiffness Structures

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IEEE Robot. Autom. Lett.

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3D-Printed Ready-To-Use Variable-Stiffness Structures

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Huang

et al. 2018

IEEE Robot. Autom. Lett.

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“…Common peroneal neuropathy is the most frequent cause of painless, spontaneous foot drop and is thought to be most commonly caused by external pressure on the CPN as it courses superficially around the fibular neck (2,3). Patients frequently have a history of habitual leg crossing, recent weight loss, or prolonged kneeling.…”

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MRI of Foot Drop: How We Do It

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Various pathologic conditions extending from the lumbar and pelvic regions to the lower leg may manifest as foot drop, or weakness of ankle dorsiflexion. Potential causes of foot drop include L5 radiculopathy, lumbosacral plexopathy, sciatic neuropathy, and peroneal neuropathy. Although the first-line test in lesion localization is most commonly electrodiagnostic testing, MR neurography has emerged as a useful tool to verify lesion site, to accurately characterize the cause of the neuropathy, and to guide patient treatment. MR neurography, when tailored and focused, can help overcome potential pitfalls in clinical and electrodiagnostic evaluation and is commonly performed in the authors' practice. MR neurography studies are protocoled in advance after careful review of clinical notes and electrodiagnostic findings and often after discussion with the referring clinician. Radiologists who interpret MR neurography studies should have a sound understanding not only of peripheral nerve anatomy and common pathologic conditions, but also of the clinical and electrodiagnostic evaluation performed in patients with foot drop. In this way, the radiologist can actively guide the referring clinician in ordering the most appropriate imaging examination, efficiently reaching the correct diagnosis, and deciding appropriate treatment.

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“…FD is commonly due to peripheral causes comprising peroneal nerve neuropathy [ 3 , 4 ] due to hereditary or acquired causes e.g., distal myopathies, lower motor neuron disease, surgical nerve trauma, or peroneal nerve entrapment syndromes due to masses causing pressure near the fibular neck where the common peroneal nerve is covered only by skin and subcutaneous tissue [ 5 , 6 ]. Other peripheral causes of FD include L4–L5 radiculopathy caused by degenerative disc disease e.g., posterior-lateral herniated nucleus pulposus affecting the traversing nerve root or foraminal stenosis affecting the exiting nerve root [ 3 ].…”

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Second ever reported case of central cause of unilateral foot drop due to cervical disc herniation: Case report and review of literature

Alhardallo

Ansari

Baco

2021

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

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Background Foot drop is defined as a weakness in the ankle and foot dorsiflexors. A disruption of the neural pathway starting from the motor prefrontal cortex and ending in the peroneal nerve can lead to foot drop. Foot drop due to lower motor neuron injury is well documented. However, foot drop due to a central cause of cervical disc prolapse is very rare. Case presentation A 55-year-old male presenting with neck pain, right and left arms radicular pain and numbness, and unilateral right foot drop following cervical disc prolapse. The patient presented with upper motor neuron lesion signs. MRI showed cervical disc prolapse at two levels, confirming central cause of foot drop. The patient underwent anterior cervical decompression and fusion surgery. Discussion Following decompression and fusion of involved cervical spine disc pathology, the patient had complete recovery of his right foot drop. Conclusions Central causes, although rare, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of foot drop. Causes could be due to the compression effect of the cortico-spinal tract of the cervical spinal cord. Satisfactory results can be achieved upon correcting the causative lesion.

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Foot drop

Cited by 24 publications

References 3 publications

3D-Printed Ready-To-Use Variable-Stiffness Structures

3D-Printed Ready-To-Use Variable-Stiffness Structures

MRI of Foot Drop: How We Do It

Second ever reported case of central cause of unilateral foot drop due to cervical disc herniation: Case report and review of literature

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