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Year 2025, Volume: 7 Issue: 2 , 39 - 44 , 25.12.2025
https://doi.org/10.53569/apjhls.1825233
https://izlik.org/JA84SU98KF

Abstract

References

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  • Cerrah, A. O., Ertan, H., & SOYLU, A. R. (2010). Elektromiyografi ile kuvvetin değerlendirilmesi. Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Neurology, 5(3), 160-166.
  • Cush, G. J., Maloney, P. J., & Irgit, K. (2013). Drop foot after knee dislocation: evaluation and treatment. The multiple ligament injured knee: a practical guide to management, 343-353.
  • Gil-Castillo, J., Alnajjar, F., Koutsou, A., Torricelli, D., & Moreno, J. C. (2020). Advances in neuroprosthetic management of foot drop: a review. Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 17(1), 46.
  • Gök, H., Küçükdeveci, A., Altinkaynak, H., Yavuzer, G., & Ergin, S. (2003). Effects of ankle-foot orthoses on hemiparetic gait. Clinical rehabilitation, 17(2), 137-139.
  • Irgit, K. S., & Cush, G. (2012). Tendon transfers for peroneal nerve injuries in the multiple ligament injured knee. The journal of knee surgery, 25(04), 327-334.
  • Kesar, T. M., Perumal, R., Jancosko, A., Reisman, D. S., Rudolph, K. S., Higginson, J. S., & Binder-Macleod, S. A. (2010). Novel patterns of functional electrical stimulation have an immediate effect on dorsiflexor muscle function during gait for people poststroke. Physical therapy, 90(1), 55-66.
  • Kline, D. G., Kim, D., Midha, R., Harsh, C., & Tiel, R. (1998). Management and results of sciatic nerve injuries: a 24-year experience. Journal of neurosurgery, 89(1), 13-23.
  • McKay, G., Gill, I., & Chauhan, S. (2010). Lyme disease: an unusual case of peripheral nerve palsy. The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, 92(5), 713-715.
  • McLoughlin, J., Barr, C., Sturnieks, D., Lord, S., & Crotty, M. (2012). Effect of wearing a dorsiflexion assist orthosis on mobility, perceived fatigue and exertion during the six-minute walk test in people with multiple sclerosis: a randomised cross-over protocol. BMC neurology, 12(1), 27.
  • Nori, S. L., & Stretanski, M. F. (2024). Foot drop. StatPearls [Internet].
  • Paternostro-Sluga, T., Grim-Stieger, M., Posch, M., Schuhfried, O., Vacariu, G., Mittermaier, C., . . . Fialka-Moser, V. (2008). Reliability and validity of the Medical Research Council (MRC) scale and a modified scale for testing muscle strength in patients with radial palsy. Journal of rehabilitation medicine, 40(8), 665-671.
  • Sackley, C., Disler, P. B., Turner‐Stokes, L., Wade, D. T., Brittle, N., & Hoppitt, T. (2009). Rehabilitation interventions for foot drop in neuromuscular disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews(3).
  • Scherb, D., Steck, P., Wechsler, I., Wartzack, S., & Miehling, J. (2023). The Determination of Assistance-as-Needed Support by an Ankle–Foot Orthosis for Patients with Foot Drop. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(17), 6687.
  • Stewart, J. D. (2008). Foot drop: where, why and what to do? Practical neurology, 8(3), 158-169.
  • Şimşek, F. (2021). Düşük Ayak Kliniği ile Başvuran Hastaların Etiyolojik, Elektrofizyolojik ve Prognostik Özellikleri. Black Sea Journal of Health Science, 11-12.
  • Toğrol, E., Çolak, A., Kutlay, M., Saraçoğlu, M., Akyatan, N., & Akin, O. N. (2000). Bilateral peroneal nerve palsy induced by prolonged squatting. Military medicine, 165(3), 240-242.
  • Türk, S. G., & Terzi, M. Gastroenterit Nedenli Uzun Süreli Çömelme Pozisyonuna Bağli Gelişen Bilateral Düşük Ayak. Samsun Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 6(1), 45-48.
  • Watemberg, N., Amsel, S., Sadeh, M., & Lerman‐Sagie, T. (2000). Common peroneal neuropathy due to surfing. Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System, 5(4), 249-249.
  • Yilmaz, E., Karakurt, L., Serin, E., & Guzel, H. (2004). Peroneal nerve palsy due to rare reasons: a report of three cases. Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica, 38(1), 75-78.
  • Yılmaz, Ö., & Bodur, H. (2015). Bilateral Peroneal Nerve Palsy Due to Prolonged Squatting in a Farmer. Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Sciences, 18(1).

Bolu'da Patates Toplayan Çiftçilerde Uzun Süreli Çömelmeye Bağlı Tek Taraflı Ayak Düşmesi

Year 2025, Volume: 7 Issue: 2 , 39 - 44 , 25.12.2025
https://doi.org/10.53569/apjhls.1825233
https://izlik.org/JA84SU98KF

Abstract

Amaç: Sıkça çömelerek çalışan tarım işçilerinde gözlenen peroneal nöropatinin klinik özelliklerini, takip ve tedavi sonuçlarını değerlendirdik.

Yöntem: Çömelerek çalışan ve ortopedi ve travmatoloji polikliniğine başvuran peroneal nöropati tanısı almış 21 hasta çalışmaya dahil edildi. Tanı sonrası hastalara 20 seans standart fizyoterapi uygulandı ve ayak-bilek ortezi (AFO) kullandırıldı. Tedavi öncesinde ve tedavinin birinci ve üçüncü aylarında, tibialis anterior, extensor digitorum brevis, peroneus longus ve gastroknemius kasları ile periferik sinir ileti hızları elektromiyografi (EMG) ile değerlendirildi.

Sonuçlar: Hastaların 12’si (%57,1) erkek, 9’u (%42,9) kadındı. Tüm hastalarda tek taraflı (13 sağ, 8 sol) ayak düşüklüğü mevcuttu. Tedavi öncesi EMG’de 13 hastada (%61,9) proksimal bileşik kas aksiyon potansiyelinde (CMAP) azalma saptandı. Fizyoterapi programı ve AFO kullanımı sinir iletisini artırdı (p<0,05). Tedavi sonrası üçüncü ayda, üç hastada (%14,3) peroneus longus kasında düşük CMAP ile birlikte fibrilasyon ve pozitif sivri dalga paternleri görüldü. Bu hastalara cerrahi tedavi önerildi.

Sonuç: Ayak düşüklüğüne neden olabilen peroneal sinir yaralanması, uzun süre oturarak çalışan tarım işçilerinde görülebilmektedir. Üç aylık klinik takip, medikal tedavi, fizyoterapi ve AFO kullanımı, ayak düşüklüğü olan hastalarda iyileşme sağlamıştır. İyileşmeyen olgularda cerrahi gerekebilir.

References

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  • Bulut, M, (2025). BÖLÜM VI. Düşük Ayak: Tanı ve Tedavi Yaklaşımları. Ortopedi ve Travmatolojide Güncel Çalışmalar III, 69.
  • Bekler, H., Beyzadeoğlu, T., & Gökçe, A. (2007). Düşük ayak deformitesinde posterior tibial tendon transferi. Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc, 41(5), 387-392.
  • Chin, R., Hsiao-Wecksler, E. T., Loth, E., Kogler, G., Manwaring, S. D., Tyson, S. N., . . . Gilmer, J. N. (2009). A pneumatic power harvesting ankle-foot orthosis to prevent foot-drop. Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 6(1), 19.
  • Cerrah, A. O., Ertan, H., & SOYLU, A. R. (2010). Elektromiyografi ile kuvvetin değerlendirilmesi. Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Neurology, 5(3), 160-166.
  • Cush, G. J., Maloney, P. J., & Irgit, K. (2013). Drop foot after knee dislocation: evaluation and treatment. The multiple ligament injured knee: a practical guide to management, 343-353.
  • Gil-Castillo, J., Alnajjar, F., Koutsou, A., Torricelli, D., & Moreno, J. C. (2020). Advances in neuroprosthetic management of foot drop: a review. Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 17(1), 46.
  • Gök, H., Küçükdeveci, A., Altinkaynak, H., Yavuzer, G., & Ergin, S. (2003). Effects of ankle-foot orthoses on hemiparetic gait. Clinical rehabilitation, 17(2), 137-139.
  • Irgit, K. S., & Cush, G. (2012). Tendon transfers for peroneal nerve injuries in the multiple ligament injured knee. The journal of knee surgery, 25(04), 327-334.
  • Kesar, T. M., Perumal, R., Jancosko, A., Reisman, D. S., Rudolph, K. S., Higginson, J. S., & Binder-Macleod, S. A. (2010). Novel patterns of functional electrical stimulation have an immediate effect on dorsiflexor muscle function during gait for people poststroke. Physical therapy, 90(1), 55-66.
  • Kline, D. G., Kim, D., Midha, R., Harsh, C., & Tiel, R. (1998). Management and results of sciatic nerve injuries: a 24-year experience. Journal of neurosurgery, 89(1), 13-23.
  • McKay, G., Gill, I., & Chauhan, S. (2010). Lyme disease: an unusual case of peripheral nerve palsy. The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, 92(5), 713-715.
  • McLoughlin, J., Barr, C., Sturnieks, D., Lord, S., & Crotty, M. (2012). Effect of wearing a dorsiflexion assist orthosis on mobility, perceived fatigue and exertion during the six-minute walk test in people with multiple sclerosis: a randomised cross-over protocol. BMC neurology, 12(1), 27.
  • Nori, S. L., & Stretanski, M. F. (2024). Foot drop. StatPearls [Internet].
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  • Sackley, C., Disler, P. B., Turner‐Stokes, L., Wade, D. T., Brittle, N., & Hoppitt, T. (2009). Rehabilitation interventions for foot drop in neuromuscular disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews(3).
  • Scherb, D., Steck, P., Wechsler, I., Wartzack, S., & Miehling, J. (2023). The Determination of Assistance-as-Needed Support by an Ankle–Foot Orthosis for Patients with Foot Drop. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(17), 6687.
  • Stewart, J. D. (2008). Foot drop: where, why and what to do? Practical neurology, 8(3), 158-169.
  • Şimşek, F. (2021). Düşük Ayak Kliniği ile Başvuran Hastaların Etiyolojik, Elektrofizyolojik ve Prognostik Özellikleri. Black Sea Journal of Health Science, 11-12.
  • Toğrol, E., Çolak, A., Kutlay, M., Saraçoğlu, M., Akyatan, N., & Akin, O. N. (2000). Bilateral peroneal nerve palsy induced by prolonged squatting. Military medicine, 165(3), 240-242.
  • Türk, S. G., & Terzi, M. Gastroenterit Nedenli Uzun Süreli Çömelme Pozisyonuna Bağli Gelişen Bilateral Düşük Ayak. Samsun Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 6(1), 45-48.
  • Watemberg, N., Amsel, S., Sadeh, M., & Lerman‐Sagie, T. (2000). Common peroneal neuropathy due to surfing. Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System, 5(4), 249-249.
  • Yilmaz, E., Karakurt, L., Serin, E., & Guzel, H. (2004). Peroneal nerve palsy due to rare reasons: a report of three cases. Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica, 38(1), 75-78.
  • Yılmaz, Ö., & Bodur, H. (2015). Bilateral Peroneal Nerve Palsy Due to Prolonged Squatting in a Farmer. Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Sciences, 18(1).

Unilateral Foot Drop Caused by Prolonged Squatting among Farmers Harvesting Potatoes in Bolu

Year 2025, Volume: 7 Issue: 2 , 39 - 44 , 25.12.2025
https://doi.org/10.53569/apjhls.1825233
https://izlik.org/JA84SU98KF

Abstract

Background: We evaluated the clinical characteristics, follow-up, and treatment outcomes of peroneal neuropathy, which is frequently observed in agricultural workers who work in a squatting position.

Methods: The study included 21 patients diagnosed with peroneal neuropathy who had worked in a squatting position and presented to the orthopedics and traumatology outpatient clinic. After diagnosis, the patients underwent 20 sessions of standard physiotherapy and used an ankle-foot orthosis (AFO). Electromyography (EMG) was used to assess the tibialis anterior, extensor digitorum brevis, peroneus longus, and gastrocnemius muscles and peripheral nerve conduction velocities before treatment and at the first and third months.

Results: Of the patients, 12 (57.1%) were male and 9 (42.9%) were female. All patients had unilateral (13 right, 8 left) foot-drop. Pre-treatment EMG showed decreased proximal compound muscle action potential (CMAP) in 13 patients (61.9%). The physiotherapy program and AFO use increased nerve conduction (p<0.05). At the third month after treatment, three patients (14.3%) had low CMAP in the peroneus longus muscle, showing fibrillation and positive sharp wave patterns. Surgical treatment was recommended for these patients.

Conclusion: Peroneal nerve injury, which may cause foot drop, occurs in agricultural workers who work seated for long periods. Three-month clinical follow-up, medical treatment, physiotherapy, and AFO use resulted in recovery in patients with a foot drop. Surgery may be required in non-recovering patients.

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  • Chin, R., Hsiao-Wecksler, E. T., Loth, E., Kogler, G., Manwaring, S. D., Tyson, S. N., . . . Gilmer, J. N. (2009). A pneumatic power harvesting ankle-foot orthosis to prevent foot-drop. Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 6(1), 19.
  • Cerrah, A. O., Ertan, H., & SOYLU, A. R. (2010). Elektromiyografi ile kuvvetin değerlendirilmesi. Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Neurology, 5(3), 160-166.
  • Cush, G. J., Maloney, P. J., & Irgit, K. (2013). Drop foot after knee dislocation: evaluation and treatment. The multiple ligament injured knee: a practical guide to management, 343-353.
  • Gil-Castillo, J., Alnajjar, F., Koutsou, A., Torricelli, D., & Moreno, J. C. (2020). Advances in neuroprosthetic management of foot drop: a review. Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 17(1), 46.
  • Gök, H., Küçükdeveci, A., Altinkaynak, H., Yavuzer, G., & Ergin, S. (2003). Effects of ankle-foot orthoses on hemiparetic gait. Clinical rehabilitation, 17(2), 137-139.
  • Irgit, K. S., & Cush, G. (2012). Tendon transfers for peroneal nerve injuries in the multiple ligament injured knee. The journal of knee surgery, 25(04), 327-334.
  • Kesar, T. M., Perumal, R., Jancosko, A., Reisman, D. S., Rudolph, K. S., Higginson, J. S., & Binder-Macleod, S. A. (2010). Novel patterns of functional electrical stimulation have an immediate effect on dorsiflexor muscle function during gait for people poststroke. Physical therapy, 90(1), 55-66.
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  • McLoughlin, J., Barr, C., Sturnieks, D., Lord, S., & Crotty, M. (2012). Effect of wearing a dorsiflexion assist orthosis on mobility, perceived fatigue and exertion during the six-minute walk test in people with multiple sclerosis: a randomised cross-over protocol. BMC neurology, 12(1), 27.
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  • Paternostro-Sluga, T., Grim-Stieger, M., Posch, M., Schuhfried, O., Vacariu, G., Mittermaier, C., . . . Fialka-Moser, V. (2008). Reliability and validity of the Medical Research Council (MRC) scale and a modified scale for testing muscle strength in patients with radial palsy. Journal of rehabilitation medicine, 40(8), 665-671.
  • Sackley, C., Disler, P. B., Turner‐Stokes, L., Wade, D. T., Brittle, N., & Hoppitt, T. (2009). Rehabilitation interventions for foot drop in neuromuscular disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews(3).
  • Scherb, D., Steck, P., Wechsler, I., Wartzack, S., & Miehling, J. (2023). The Determination of Assistance-as-Needed Support by an Ankle–Foot Orthosis for Patients with Foot Drop. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(17), 6687.
  • Stewart, J. D. (2008). Foot drop: where, why and what to do? Practical neurology, 8(3), 158-169.
  • Şimşek, F. (2021). Düşük Ayak Kliniği ile Başvuran Hastaların Etiyolojik, Elektrofizyolojik ve Prognostik Özellikleri. Black Sea Journal of Health Science, 11-12.
  • Toğrol, E., Çolak, A., Kutlay, M., Saraçoğlu, M., Akyatan, N., & Akin, O. N. (2000). Bilateral peroneal nerve palsy induced by prolonged squatting. Military medicine, 165(3), 240-242.
  • Türk, S. G., & Terzi, M. Gastroenterit Nedenli Uzun Süreli Çömelme Pozisyonuna Bağli Gelişen Bilateral Düşük Ayak. Samsun Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 6(1), 45-48.
  • Watemberg, N., Amsel, S., Sadeh, M., & Lerman‐Sagie, T. (2000). Common peroneal neuropathy due to surfing. Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System, 5(4), 249-249.
  • Yilmaz, E., Karakurt, L., Serin, E., & Guzel, H. (2004). Peroneal nerve palsy due to rare reasons: a report of three cases. Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica, 38(1), 75-78.
  • Yılmaz, Ö., & Bodur, H. (2015). Bilateral Peroneal Nerve Palsy Due to Prolonged Squatting in a Farmer. Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Sciences, 18(1).
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Primary Language English
Subjects Public Health (Other)
Journal Section Research Article
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Barış Alkan 0000-0001-6384-7848

Tamer Çankaya 0000-0002-0871-2470

Emre Altındağ 0000-0002-5116-588X

Yalkın Çalık 0000-0001-6723-7123

Submission Date November 18, 2025
Acceptance Date December 5, 2025
Publication Date December 25, 2025
DOI https://doi.org/10.53569/apjhls.1825233
IZ https://izlik.org/JA84SU98KF
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 7 Issue: 2

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APA Alkan, B., Çankaya, T., Altındağ, E., & Çalık, Y. (2025). Unilateral Foot Drop Caused by Prolonged Squatting among Farmers Harvesting Potatoes in Bolu. Academic Platform Journal of Halal Lifestyle, 7(2), 39-44. https://doi.org/10.53569/apjhls.1825233

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