Drop foot - Drop foot

Japanese: 下垂足 - かすいそく
Drop foot - Drop foot

...Ulnar nerve palsy makes it impossible to straighten the tips of the ring finger and little finger. Common peroneal nerve palsy is common in the lower limbs, and it makes it impossible to lift the ankle or toes, resulting in a drop foot, where the legs below the ankle hang down. Femoral nerve palsy causes loss of strength to straighten the knee, making it impossible to climb stairs, and sciatic nerve palsy paralyzes all voluntary movement below the leg. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "foot drop" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また尺骨神経麻痺では,薬指と小指の先をまっすぐに伸ばすことができなくなる。下肢においてよくみられるのは総腓骨神経麻痺であり,足首や足指を上に挙げることができなくなるため,足首以下が下に垂れた下垂足drop footを生ずる。大腿神経麻痺においては,ひざを伸ばす力が失われ,階段を上れなくなり,坐骨神経麻痺においては,下腿以下の随意運動がすべて麻痺する。…

※「下垂足」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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