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A case of drop foot due to piriformis syndrome

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey

    Pelin Yıldırım & Tuba Guler

  2. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Koc University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

    Tugce Ozekli Misirlioglu

  3. Department of Radiology, Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey

    Tulay Ozer

  4. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

    Osman Hakan Gunduz

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Yıldırım, P., Guler, T., Misirlioglu, T.O. et al. A case of drop foot due to piriformis syndrome. Acta Neurol Belg 115, 847–849 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-015-0443-y

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