Developed foot drop as a complication of bariatric surgery: case reports
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 sym...
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Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
2010-06-01
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Online Access: | http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/1474-Einstein_v8n2_p232-4.pdf |