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Gait-TF Flashcards

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What is Lateral Bending of the Trunk?

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Excessive bending laterally from the midline, generally to the prosthetic side.

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What are the prosthetic causes of Lateral trunk bending?

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Prosthesis too short or long
Improperly shaped Lateral wall
High Medial wall
Prosthesis aligned in abduction
Excessive foot outset
Pain at distal lateral femur
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Why does a improperly shaped lateral wall produce the lateral bend deviation?

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Fails to support the femur

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Why does a high medial wall cause the lateral bend deviation?

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May cause pain and the patient to lean away from the discomfort

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Why does an abducted socket produce lateral bend deviation?

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Causes wide-based gait

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What are amputee causes of lateral trunk bend?

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Inadequate balance
Abduction contracture
Over-sensitive residual limb to pain
Very Short limb-no lever arm
Habit
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What is abducted gait?

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A very wide base with the prosthesis held away from the midline at all times

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what are prosthetic causes of abducted gait?

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Prosthesis too long
Prosthesis to abducted
High medial wall
Improper lateral wall shape
Pelvic band positioned far away from the patient's body
Pain at distal lateral femur
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What are amputee causes of abducted gait?

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Abduction contracture
Habit
Anterior pelvic tilt

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What is circumducted gait?

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Swinging the prosthesis laterally in a wide arc during swing phase.

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What are the prosthetic causes of a circumducted gait?

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Prosthesis too long
Knee too stable 
Excessive resistance to knee flexion
Extension bias too strong
Medial brim pressure
inadequate suspension
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What are amputee causes of circumducted gait?

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Abducted contracture
Lacks confidence in leg
Habit

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What is Vaulting?

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A rising on the toe of the normal foot permitting the amputee to swing the prosthesis through with little knee flexion

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What are the prosthetic causes of vaulting?

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Prosthesis too long
Inadequate socket suspension
Limb discomfort
Excessive resistance to knee flexion
Too much stability
Extension bias too strong
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What is the amputee cause of vaulting?

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Habit
Fear of stubbing toe
Limb discomfort

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What are the prosthetic causes of Rotation of the prosthetic foot on heel strike?

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Too much resistance to plantarflexion by the bumper or heel wedge
Too much toe out
Socket too loose
Tight medial/posterior wall angle
Foot inset too far
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What are the amputee causes of rotation of the prosthetic foot on the heel strike?

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Extends the residual limb to vigorously at heel strike

Poor muscle control

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What is uneven arm swing?

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The arm on the prosthetic side held close to the body during locomotion

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What are the prosthetic causes of uneven arm swing?

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Improperly fitting socket-can cause discomfort

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What are the amputee causes of uneven arm swing?

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Bad balance
Fear and insecurity
Habit

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What is uneven timing?

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Steps of unequal duration, usually a very short stance phase on prosthetic side.

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What are the prosthetic causes of uneven timing?

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Improperly fitting socket
Weak extension aid or friction in knee
Alignment instability of knee
Insufficient initial socket flexion-for hip flexion contracture

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23
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Why would a weak extension aid or friction in knee cause uneven timing?

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Excessive heel rise resulting in a prolonged swing-through.

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What are the amputee causes of uneven timing?

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Muscle weakness
Bad balance
Fear and insecurity

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What is uneven heel rise?

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The prosthetic heel rising quite markedly and rapidly when the knee is flexed at beginning of swing phase.

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What are the prosthetic causes of uneven heel rise?

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Knee joint has insufficient friction

Inadequate extension aid

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What are the amputee causes of uneven heel rise?

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Using more power than neccessary to force the knee into flexion

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What is terminal swing impact?

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Rapid forward movement of the shank allowing the knee to reach maximum extension with too much force before heel strike

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What are the prosthetic causes of terminal impact?

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Insufficient knee friction
Knee extension aid too strong
Used or absent extension bumper

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30
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What are the amputee causes of terminal impact?

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Amputee reassure himself that the knee is extended

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31
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What can instability of the prosthetic knee cause?

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The amputee to fall

32
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What are the prosthetic causes of knee instability?

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Knee anterior to TKA line
Insufficient initial flexion
Plantarflexion resistance too strong
Failure to limit dorsiflexion
Increased Shoe heel height-causing anterior leaning pylon
33
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What are the amputee causes of knee instability?

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Weak hip extensors

severe hip flexion contracture

34
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What is a medial whip?

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When the heel travels medially on initial flexion at the beginning of swing phase

35
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What is lateral whip?

A

The heel moves laterally

36
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What are the prosthetic causes of whips?

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Lateral- excessive internal rotation of knee or socket
Rectus femoris channel too deep
Medial-excessive external rotation of knee or socket
Rectus femoris channel too shallow
Socket too tight or poorly shaped
Excessive valgus of knee
Poor aligned toe-break-twisting toe-off
Posterior/Medial wall too tight
37
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What are the amputee causes of whips?

A

Habit

Weak Muscles

38
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What is foot slap?

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Too rapid descent of the anterior portion of the foot

39
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What are the prosthetic causes of foot slap?

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Plantarflexion resistance too soft

40
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What are the amputee causes of foot slap?

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Patient driving the foot into ground to ensure extesnion

41
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What is drop-off?

A

A downward movement of the trunk as the body moves forward over the prosthesis

42
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What are the prosthetic causes of drop-off?

A 
Inadequate limitation of dorsiflexion 
Keel of SACH too short 
Toe break too far posterior
Socket too anterior to foot
Long stride on sound side
43
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What is long prosthetic step?

A

The amputee takes a longer step with the prosthesis than the normal leg

44
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What are the prosthetic causes of long prosthetic step?

A

Insufficient initial flexion in socket

45
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What are the amputee causes of long prosthetic step?

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Flexion contracture

46
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What is excessive trunk extension?

A

The amputee creates an active lumbar lordosis

47
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What are the prosthetic causes of excessive trunk extension?

A

Improperly shaped posterior wall

Insufficient initial flexion of socket

48
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How can an improperly shaped posterior wall cause excessive trunk extension?

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Causes forward rotation of the pelvis to avoid full weight-bearing on the ischium

49
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What are the amputee causes of excessive trunk extension?

A 
Flexor tightness
Weak hip extensors
Weak abdominal muscles
Habit
Bad balance
Short residual limb
50
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What are the prosthetic causes of pelvis rise?

A

Toe lever too long

Foot set in excessive plantarflexion

51
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What are the prosthetic causes of pistoning?

A

Poor socket suspension

52
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What are the prosthetic causes of inadequate or delayed heel rise?

A

Excessive mechanical resistance to knee flexion
Prosthesis aligned with too much stability
Limited pelvis rotation

53
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What are the goals for initial contact?

A

Smooth controlled plantarflexion
Knee extension smooth
Equal step length

54
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What are the goals for loading response?

A

Foot remains in the line of progression during plantarflexion

55
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What are the goals for mid-stance?

A

Vertical pylon
Narrow-based gait-2 to 4 in
No excessive lateral trunk bend

56
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What are the goals for terminal stance?

A

Center of gravity follows smooth arc without rise or fall of head
Normal step length on sound side without lumbar lordosis

57
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What are the goals for pre-swing?

A

Hip, knee, foot swing through on line of progression
Smooth hip and knee flexion with quad-like control
Hell rise equal
Socket secure on limb

58
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What are the goals for initial and mid-swing?

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Center of gravity reaches the summit on its smooth arc, rhythmic path over foot

59
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What are the goals for terminal swing?

A

Smooth and noiseless deceleration to full extension

Equal step length

60
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Which gait deviations are seen during initial contact?

A

Knee instability
Unequal step length
Foot slap

61
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What are the gait deviations seen during loading response?

A

Excessive foot rotation

62
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What are the gait deviations seen during mid-stance?

A

Abducted gait
Lateral Trunk bend
Unequal toe rotation

63
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What are the gait deviations seen during terminal stance?

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Pelvis rise
Drop-off
Excessive lumbar lordosis

64
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What are the deviations seen during pre-swing?

A

Medial/Lateral whip
Pistoning
Delayed heel rise
Uneven heel rise

65
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What are the gait deviations seen during initial and mid-swing?

A

Circumduction

Vaulting

66
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What are the gait deviations seen during terminal swing?

A

Terminal impact

Unequal step length

67
Q

What is the cause of the hip not over foot at foot flat?

A

Patient “leads” with prosthetic side with pelvic rotation

68
Q

How can you correct the hip not over foot at foot flat?

A

Gait training

69
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What causes narrow based gait?

A

Foot too inset

70
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Inversion of the foot is caused by?

A

Too much socket abduction

Loose socket in M/L

71
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What causes eversion of the foot?

A

Too much socket adduction

Loose socket M/L

72
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What causes Goose Stepping?

A

Amputee waits for knee impact before putting foot on ground

73
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What is goose stepping?

A

Heel does not contact floor

74
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What causes knee hyperextension?

A

Knee unit extension stop excessive

75
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What causes excessive knee flexion?

A

Swing extension resistance too low

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