Prosthetic CPM Flashcards
Causes if knee instability occures at heel strike to foot flat
Knee center too far anterior to TKA
planter flexion to stiff.
Weak hip extensors.
Causes if Foot slap occurs at heel strike?
Hydracadence gait
plantar bumper to soft (weak) SACH foot
If patient presents with unequal stride lengths
Excessive initial socket flexion
bad gait habit.
Optimum gait AK heel strike to mid stance?
Goals
foot remains on line of progression during plantar flexion
trunk erect 1”-2” head sway towards prothesis.
If there is external rotation of foot?
Cause,
anterior medial brim not flared enough, presses on pubic area
plantar flexion too stiff or ROM limited.
Lateral trunk bending?
Weak abductors short femur insufficient adduction of lateral wall painful lat distal femur pressure foot outset too far prsothesis too short hip pathology.
Optimum gait AK mid stance goals?
Gait base 1”-2” between medial borders of heels
ischium over center of heel
foot remains flat on floor.
Abducted gait?
Excessive crotch pressure– ramus on medial wall, ishcium down in socket
anterior pelvic tilt causes pressure on pubes
prostheis too long
poor gait habit
lateral distal femur pain.
Wide base of gait
Foot outset too far.
Inversion/eversion of foot?
Improper adductions/ abductions of socket loose socket (ML).
Optimum gait AK heel rise?
Goals
center of grravity follows a smooth arc without perceptiable rise or fall of head and troso (Pelvie ride , dropp off)
normal stride length on soude side with excessive lumbar lordosis.
Pelvic rise?
Toe level arm too long
hyrdacadence foot set in excessive plantar flexion
shoe change by amputee-lower heel
foot too tight in shoe.
Drop off
Toe level are too short
hyrdacadence foot in excessive dorsiflexion
long stride on sound side
insufficient initial socket flexion.
Optimim gait AK toe off through acceleration frontal plane goals?
Hip knee and foot swing through on line of progression.
Medial whip
Knee axis in excessive external rotation
socket unstable on stump.
Lateral whip more common than medial?
Knee axis in excessive interal rotation
socket unstable on stump.
Optimum gait AK toe off through accelectation sagittial plane?
Goals
smooth hip and knee flexin with quad like control of knee flexion and heel rise
socket remains secure on stump.
Inadequate knee flexion?
Excess knee damper action.
Excessive heel rise?
Inadequate knee flexion damper action.
Circumduction
Medial brim problems
prosthesis too long
inadequate knee flexion.
Piston action?
Inadequate fit and/or suspension.
Optimum gait AK SWING THROUGH?
Goals
smooth center of gravirty summit of arc equal on both sides accompained by ample toe clearance.
Vaulting on sound foot and/or toe drag of prosthetic foot?
Prosthesis is too long
prosthesis is correct length, not well seated on ischium stump out of socket
prosthetic knee too stiff, does not flex enough
bad gait habit.
Optimum gait AK deceleration?
Goals
smooth noiseless deceleration of swign to full extenison
equal stride length.
Terminal impact?
Improper friction function.
Knee hyper extension?
Incorrect or worn out extension stop.
Unequal stride?
Incorrect initial socket flexion.
Optima gait BK heel contact viewed laterally?
Goals ball of foot not over 1-1.2" from floor knee flexed 5-10 degrees viewed thigh to shank or pylon stride length same as normal need 1/2" heel compression.