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1
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What are some causes of medial whip?

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Px: ER of knee, tight socket, mis-aligned toe break
Amp: gait habit, ER or flexion of hip at toe-off

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What are some causes of lateral whip?

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Px: IR of knee, loose socket, mis-aligned toe break
Amp: gait habit, IR of hip at toe off

3
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What are some causes of abducted gait?

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Px: prosthesis too long, medial wall too high, insufficient femoral stability, induced medial whip
Amp: abduction contracture, poor gait habit, insecure

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What are some causes of circumducted gait?

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Px: long prosthesis, excessive knee friction, excessive knee stability
Amp: lack of confidence in flexing knee, adbduction contracture, weak hip flexors, habit

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What are some causes of vaulting?

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Px: long prosthesis, poor suspension, excessive plantarflexion, excessive knee resistance or stability
Amp:gait habit, fear of catching toe, weak or improper hip flexors on residual limb

6
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What are some causes of heel rise?

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Px: inadequate extension aid, insufficient knee friction, improper knee selection
Amp: excessive use of hip flexors to initiate swing, overpowering knee unit

7
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What are some causes of knee instability?

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Px: excessive dorsiflexion, knee unstable, insufficient socket flexion, mal-alignment of foot
Amp: weak hip extensors, hip flexion contracture

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What are some causes of short prosthetic step?

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Px: socket pain, weak extension aid, unstable knee, excessive dorsiflexion, poor suspension
Amp: patient insecurity or poor balance, weak hip

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What are some cause of long prosthetic step?

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Px: excessive plantarflexion of foot, insufficient initial socket flexion,long toe lever arm
Amp: flexion contracture, patient insecurity, pain on sound side

10
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Which is more common, long or short prosthetic step?

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Long

11
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What are some causes of lateral shift?

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Px: prosthetic foot too far inset, excessive socket abduction
Amp: weak hip abductors, narrow gait base

12
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What are some causes of lateral trunk bend?

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Px: foot too far outset, ineffective plantarflexion, excessive knee friction
Amp:inadequate balance, abduction contracture, short residual limb, habit

13
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What are some causes of toe drag?

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Px: long prosthesis, excessive plantarflexion, excessive knee friction
Amp: weak hip abductors on sound side, poor posture, poor gait habits

14
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What causes excessive valgus?

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foot too far medially

15
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What causes excessive varus?

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foot placed too far laterally