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Flashcards in Common Gait Deviations Deck (19)
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Lateral trunk bending

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Weak gluteus medius

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Limited hip extension

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Spastic/ tight hip flexors

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Antalgic gait

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Stance time abbreviated on the painful limb; uninvolved limb has short step length

3
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Excessive knee flexion- 2

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Knee flexion contracture, weak quadriceps

4
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Supination-4

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Spastic invertors, weak evertors, pes varus, genu valgum

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Abnormal synergistic activity- 3

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Hip adduction, hip and knee extension, plantarflexion, scissoring/adducted pattern

6
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Backward trunk lean

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Weak gluteus Maximus

7
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Foot flat- 2

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Weak dorsiflexors, limited ROM

8
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Forward trunk lean- 2

A

Weak quadriceps; hip and knee flexion contractures

9
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Knee hyperextension- 3

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Weak quadriceps, plantar flexion contracture, extensor spasticity

11
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Excessive plantarflexion/ equinus gait

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Spasticity/ contracture of plantarflexors

12
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Pronation-4

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Weak invertors, spastic evertors, pes valgus, genu valgum

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Toe claw

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Spastic toe flexors

14
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Excessive hip flexion- 2

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Weak hip extensors; tight hip/knee flexors

15
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Inadequate push off-3

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Weak plantarflexors, decreased ROM, pain in the forefoot

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Toe first- 3

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Weak dorsiflexors, tight plantar flexors, leg length discrepancy

17
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Limited hip flexion

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Weak hip flexors or tight extensors

17
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Foot slap

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Weak dorsiflexors

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Excessive dorsiflexion/ calcaneus gait

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Weak plantarflexors