Foot drop secondary to rhabdomyolysis: improved foot dorsiflexion and gait after neurolysis and distal nerve transfer-a case series and literature review.

ABSTRACT: Rhabdomyolysis is a triad syndrome of myalgia, muscle weakness and myoglobinuria due to muscle necrosis. Trauma, exertions, strenuous exercise, infections, metabolic and electrolyte disorders, drug overdoses, toxins and genetic defects are the most common causes of rhabdomyolysis. The etiologies of foot drop are diverse. A few cases of rhabdomyolysis-associated foot drop are reported in the literature. We present five patients with foot drop secondary to rhabdomyolysis; two underwent neurolysis and distal nerve transfer (superficial peroneal nerve to the deep peroneal nerve) surgeries and follow-up evaluations. We found five-foot drop patients secondary to rhabdomyolysis among the 1022-foot drop patients who consulted our clinic since 2004, representing a 0.5% incidence. In two patients, r

SUBMITTER: Nath RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10200358 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature