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Sea_gull
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09/11/06 - 02:56 PM

What are two most common causes of unilateral Foot drop and how will you differentiate them clinically???

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09/14/06 - 12:19 PM

Peroneal Nerve Damage

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09/14/06 - 12:21 PM

hey Sea_gull can u post the ans to ur que

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09/14/06 - 01:38 PM

Diabetes? & Trauma?.....just a wild guess

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09/14/06 - 08:58 PM

i suppose the cause would depend on location. let us assume the united states for the purposes of the exam. i choose trauma followed by polio

in polio, sensation is maintained, motor loss is patchy and involves the flexor group but only to a lesser extent than the extensors. that is why resultant posture is foot drop.

with trauma, sensation is lost as well as motor function. when trauma affects the spine, common peroneal nerve or sciatic nerve then deficit affects the whole group of muscles.

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09/16/06 - 11:22 PM

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09/27/06 - 08:44 PM

hey u know i came across in gojlan path:lead poisoning in adults sticking out tongue

eripheral neuropathy in aduts-peroneal nerve palsy--foot drop?

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