Patient history and differential diagnosis

The evidence in this node relates to Drop-Foot occurring as a consequence of musculoskeletal pathology such as peroneal nerve injury, lumbar nerve root entrapment, or post operative nerve damage.

For information and evidence relating to neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy, cerebrovascular incident etc. please see the "Neurology" pathway, which can be accessed from the "Areas of Interest" page.

The following articles contain general information relating to drop-foot as a result of musculoskeletal pathology:

Cush, G.J., Maloney, P.J. and Irgit, K., 2013. Drop foot after knee dislocation: evaluation and treatment. In The Multiple Ligament Injured Knee (pp. 343-353). Springer New York.
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Girardi, F.P., Cammisa Jr, F.P., Huang, R.C., Parvataneni, H.K. and Tsairis, P., 2002. Improvement of preoperative foot drop after lumbar surgery. Journal of spinal disorders & techniques, 15(6), p.490.
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Merchant, R.A., Lui, K.L., Ismail, N.H., Wong, H.P. and Sitoh, Y.Y., 2005. The relationship between postoperative complications and outcomes after hip fracture surgery. Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 34(2), p.163.
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Stewart, J.D., 2008. Foot drop: where, why and what to do?. Practical neurology, 8(3), pp.158-169.
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The following articles contain general information relating to the pathology of Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome.

Becker, J., Nakajima, M. and Wu, W.F., 2018. Factors Contributing to Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome in Runners: A Prospective Study. Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 50(10), pp.2092-2100.
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Bliekendaal, S., Moen, M., Fokker, Y., Stubbe, J.H., Twisk, J. and Verhagen, E., 2018. Incidence and risk factors of medial tibial stress syndrome: a prospective study in Physical Education Teacher Education students. BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, 4(1), p.e000421.
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Winters, M., 2018. Medial tibial stress syndrome: diagnosis, treatment and outcome assessment (PhD Academy Award). Br J Sports Med, pp.bjsports-2017.
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