Developed foot drop as a complication of bariatric surgery: case reports

ABSTRACT Two cases of patients with morbid obesity submitted to bariatric surgery and with considerable weight loss are presented. During follow-up, they complained of weakness in the legs and the physical examination showed reduction of ankle dorsiflexion muscle strength (foot drop). In these cases, the symptoms subsided spontaneously. A literature review is presented.

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Main Author: Prado,Marcelo Pires
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2010
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082010000200232
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