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DROPFOOT [1 record]

Record 1 2012-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Paralysis or weakness of the dorsiflexor muscles of the foot and ankle, as a consequence of which the foot falls, the toes dragging on the ground in walking.

OBS

The term "foot drop" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

Key term(s)
  • dropped foot
  • dangling foot
  • dangle foot

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Affection plantaire due à la paralysie ou à la parésie des muscles releveurs du pied (antéro-externes), rendant impossible la flexion dorsale active et entraînant le steppage.

Key term(s)
  • pied équin paralytique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
OBS

Término formado a partir de la fuente Diccionari Enciclopèdic de Medicina, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1990.

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