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| | eMedicine - Foot Drop : Article by James W Pritchett, MD, FACS (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | A foot drop of particular concern to orthopedic surgeons is a peroneal nerve palsy seen after total knee arthroplasty or proximal tibial osteotomy. |
 | | For example, patients with a paretic foot drop bear weight on the heel during initial foot strike, whereas those with a spastic deformity strike with the forefoot. |
 | | In patients in whom foot drop is due to neurologic and anatomic factors (eg, polio, Charcot joint), arthrodesis may be the preferred option. |
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