foot drop

Foot drop is a challenging condition that affects the ability to lift the front part of the foot, often resulting in a dragging gait that can be both frustrating and risky. It is typically caused by neurological, muscular, or anatomical problems.
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foot drop

Summary

foot drop ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (887 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • foot drop's subclass of is recorded as gait abnormality[2].
  • foot drop's Commons category is recorded as Foot drop[3].
  • foot drop's ICD-9 ID is recorded as 736.79[4].
  • foot drop's ICD-10 ID is recorded as M21.3[5].
  • foot drop's MedlinePlus ID is recorded as 007761[6].
  • foot drop's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bcwy3[7].
  • foot drop's eMedicine ID is recorded as 1234607[8].
  • foot drop's symptoms and signs is recorded as muscle weakness[9].
  • foot drop's has cause is recorded as peripheral neuropathy[10].
  • foot drop's possible treatment is recorded as physiotherapy[11].
  • foot drop's possible treatment is recorded as surgery[12].
  • foot drop's has effect is recorded as steppage gait[13].
  • foot drop's health specialty is recorded as neurology[14].
  • foot drop's BabelNet ID is recorded as 03129416n[15].
  • foot drop's Quora topic ID is recorded as Foot-Drop[16].
  • foot drop's UK Parliament thesaurus ID is recorded as 434773[17].
  • foot drop's Store medisinske leksikon ID is recorded as droppfot[18].
  • foot drop's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780748539[19].
  • foot drop's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2909873208[20].
  • foot drop's NHS Health A to Z ID is recorded as foot-drop[21].
  • foot drop's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2780748539[22].
  • foot drop's WikiProjectMed ID is recorded as Foot drop[23].

Why It Matters

foot drop ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (887 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [7] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . rehabstride.com. rehabstride.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . BabelNet. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Quora. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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