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CASE STUDY

Piriformis Syndrome Presenting with Foot Drop Diagnosed with Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Case Report

Koray Aydemir Koray Aydemir, MD, Iltekin Duman, MD, Ilknur Tugcu, MD, and Ahmet Ozgul, MD, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, 06018 Etlik-Ankara, Turkey.
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Iltekin Duman Koray Aydemir, MD, Iltekin Duman, MD, Ilknur Tugcu, MD, and Ahmet Ozgul, MD, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, 06018 Etlik-Ankara, Turkey.Correspondence[email protected]
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Ilknur Tugcu Koray Aydemir, MD, Iltekin Duman, MD, Ilknur Tugcu, MD, and Ahmet Ozgul, MD, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, 06018 Etlik-Ankara, Turkey.
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Ahmet Ozgul Koray Aydemir, MD, Iltekin Duman, MD, Ilknur Tugcu, MD, and Ahmet Ozgul, MD, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, 06018 Etlik-Ankara, Turkey.
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Pages 261-264 | Accepted 25 Jan 2010, Published online: 10 Sep 2010

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