ArticleGlobal spine journal2012
Surgical outcome for foot drop in lumbar degenerative disease.
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- Surgical decompression timing for patients with foot drop from lumbar degenerative diseases: a meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2022Pooled it
- Prognostic indicators of surgical outcome in painful foot drop: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2021Pooled it
- Foot drop secondary to lumbar degenerative disease: a scoping review of recovery patterns, predictors, and research gaps.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Review
- Impact of Drop Foot Recovery on Patient-Reported Outcomes following Surgery for Lumbar Degenerative Disease.Spine surgery and related research · 2026Article
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- A rare symptomatic L5-S1 anterior retroperitoneal lumbar disc herniation causing foot drop and mimicking a peripheral nerve sheath tumor: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2026Article
- Characterizing Spinal Decompression for Foot Drop Caused by Lumbar Degenerative Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohorts.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- A meta-analysis of prognostic factors in surgical treatment of foot drop due to lumbar degenerative diseases.World neurosurgery: X · 2023Review
- Spontaneous Recovery in Complete Foot Drop in a Case of Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Neurological Surprise.Cureus · 2022Article
- Percutaneous Discectomy Followed by CESI Might Improve Neurological Disorder of Drop Foot Patients Due to Chronic LDH.Brain sciences · 2020Article
- Factors that influence neurological deficit and recovery in lumbar disc prolapse-a narrative review.International orthopaedics · 2019Review
- Factors Affecting Early and 1-Year Motor Recovery Following Lumbar Microdiscectomy in Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Prospective Cohort Review.Asian spine journal · 2019Article
- Prediction of Postoperative Clinical Recovery of Drop Foot Attributable to Lumbar Degenerative Diseases, via a Bayesian Network.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2017Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Controversy exists regarding the timing and outcome of surgery for lumbar degenerative disease (LDD) associated with foot drop. In this work, we report the results of a retrospective observational study from our center. We had a sample size of 26 patients with a minimum follow-up of 6 months. Of the 26 patients, 88% improved, with complete recovery observed in 61%. Thus, our data support the view that there is good recovery from operative management of foot drop secondary to LDD. Adjusting for preoperative strength, preoperative duration of weakness was a significant predictor of extent of recovery (odds ratio = 0.93; 95% confidence interval 0.88 to 0.98; p = 0.019). The model explained 50% of the variance in outcome in this study.
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