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MT: TF Prosthetic Gait Deviation Flashcards

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Why is uneven arm swing a problem?

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  • Goal of arm swing: minimize energy expenditure while maximizing stability and mobility
  • what does arm swing do: reduces angular momentum of the body, improve stbaility and energy efficiency
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Uneven arm swing prosthetic causes

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  • poor socket fit
  • lack of suspension (fear)
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Uneven arm swing patient causes

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  • fear
  • poor balance
  • habit
  • lack of proper training
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Initial Contact Gait Deviation

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  • knee instability (sagittal)
  • step length asymmetry
  • foot slap
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Knee instability prosthetic causes

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  • knee to anterior
  • insufficient socket flextion (for hip ext strength)
  • too firm/high heel/shoe
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Knee instability patient causes

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  • weak hip extensors
  • short residual limb
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Step length asymmetry prosthetic causes

shortened prosthetic step

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  • painful socket
  • too short toe lever on the foot
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Step length asymmetry patient causes

shortened prosthetic step

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  • lack of confidence in prosthesis
  • gait habit
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Foot slap prosthetic causes

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  • too soft a heel cushion or plantarflexion bumper of foot
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Foot slap patient causes

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  • forced heel compression to ensure knee stability
  • habit
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Loading Response Gait Deviation

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  • external rotation of foot
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External Rotation of Foot Prosthetic Causes

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  • heel too firm
  • excessive toe out
  • poorly fitting socket
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External Roation of foot Patient Causes

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  • too tight shoe
  • too hard heel of shoe
  • incorrectly donned prosthesis
  • poor muscle control
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Midstance Gait Deviations

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  • Abducted Gait
  • lateral trunk bend
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Abducted Gait Prosthetic Causes

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  • medial proximal socket pressure
  • lateral distal femur pressure
  • poorly contoured lateral wall
  • insufficient socket adduction during bench alignment
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Abducted Gait Patient Causes

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  • weak or contracted abductors
  • poor balance
  • gait habit
17
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Lateral Trunk Bend Prosthetic Causes

Compensated Trendelenburg

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  • prosthesis too shrot
  • foot too far outset
  • insufficient socket adduction
  • medial brim pain
  • too large ML
  • poorl designed lateral wall of socket
18
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Lateral Trunk Bend Patient Causes

Compensated Trendelenburg

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  • weak abductors
  • abductor contracture
  • short residuum
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Terminal Stance Gait Deviations

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  • excessive lumbar lordosis
20
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Excessive Lumbar Lordosis

new to TF

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  • insufficient socket flexion
  • hip flexion contracture
  • weak hip or ab muscles
  • short residual limb
21
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PreSwing Gait Deviations

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  • Lateral Whip
  • excessive heel rise
22
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Lateral Whip prosthetic causes

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  • knee axis too internally rotated
  • ill fitting socket
23
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Lateral Whip patient causes

A
  • incorrectly donned prosthesis
  • weak musculature
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Excessive Heel rise prosthetic causes

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  • insufficient knee friction or resistance
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Excessive heel rise patient causes

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excessive hip flexion force

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Midswing gait deviations

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  • circumduction
  • vaulting
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Circumduction prosthetic causes

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  • too long prosthesis
  • pistoning
  • plantarflexed foot
  • insufficient knee flexion
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Circumduction patient causes

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  • lack of confidence in knee stability
  • lack of hip flexion
29
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Vaulting prosthetic causes

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  • too long
  • insufficient suspension
  • too much knee flexion resistance
30
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Vaulting patient causes

31
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Terminal Swing Gait Deviations

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  • Terminal impact
  • Step length asymmetry (long)
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Terminal Impact Prosthetic Causes

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  • insufficient friction/resistance
  • too strong extension assist
  • worn extension stop
33
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Terminal Impact Patient cause

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  • gabit to assure knee extension
  • preference
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Step length asymmetry prosthetic causes

long prosthetic step

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insufficient socket flexion

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