Common Gait Deviations

Question 0

Lateral trunk bending

Answer 0

Weak gluteus medius

Question 1

Limited hip extension

Answer 1

Spastic/ tight hip flexors

Question 2

Antalgic gait

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Excessive knee flexion- 2

Answer 3

Knee flexion contracture, weak quadriceps

Question 4

Supination-4

Answer 4

Spastic invertors, weak evertors, pes varus, genu valgum

Question 5

Abnormal synergistic activity- 3

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Backward trunk lean

Answer 6

Weak gluteus Maximus

Question 7

Foot flat- 2

Answer 7

Weak dorsiflexors, limited ROM

Question 8

Forward trunk lean- 2

Answer 8

Weak quadriceps; hip and knee flexion contractures

Question 9

Knee hyperextension- 3

Answer 9

Weak quadriceps, plantar flexion contracture, extensor spasticity

Question 11

Excessive plantarflexion/ equinus gait

Answer 11

Spasticity/ contracture of plantarflexors

Question 12

Pronation-4

Answer 12

Weak invertors, spastic evertors, pes valgus, genu valgum

Question 13

Toe claw

Answer 13

Spastic toe flexors

Question 14

Excessive hip flexion- 2

Answer 14

Weak hip extensors; tight hip/knee flexors

Question 15

Inadequate push off-3

Answer 15

Weak plantarflexors, decreased ROM, pain in the forefoot

Question 16

Toe first- 3

Answer 16

Weak dorsiflexors, tight plantar flexors, leg length discrepancy

Question 17

Limited hip flexion

Answer 17

Weak hip flexors or tight extensors

Question 17

Foot slap

Answer 17

Weak dorsiflexors

Question 18

Excessive dorsiflexion/ calcaneus gait

Answer 18

Weak plantarflexors