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Progressive foot drop caused by below-knee compression stocking after spinal surgery

Foot drop is a debilitating condition, which may take many months to recover. The most common cause of foot drop is a neuropathy of the common peroneal nerve (CPN). However, similar symptoms can be caused by proximal lesions of the sciatic nerve, lumbar plexus or L5 nerve root. We present a rare and...

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Autores principales: Malhotra, Karan, Butler, Joseph S., Benton, Adam, Molloy, Sean
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5015421/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27617106
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omw075