Prosthetic gait deviations Flashcards
Eric Lieux:
TF IC to Midstance
Deviation: knee instability (flexion)
Causes:
- Knee Center Too far Anterior
- Excessive Resistance to Planter Flexion
- Weak Hip Extensors
Correction:
Strengthen hip extensors
Eric Lieux:
TF IC to Midstance
Deviation: Unequal stride
Cause:
Bad Gait Habit
NO TRUST
Correction:
- Work on equal stride length; put down tape to make them even
Eric Lieux:
TF IC to Midstance
Deviation: ER of the foot
Causes:
- Anterior Medial Brim
- Planter Flexion too Stiff
- R.O. M. Limited
Correction
Increase ROM
- want foot to hit ground, go to 5th met head, jump to first met he’d and out to big toe; need that transfer for normal gait!
Eric Lieux:
TF IC to Midstance
Deviation: Lateral trunk bending exceeds 1-2” at the head
Causes:
- Insufficient Adduction
- Foot out set too Far
- Prosthesis too Short
- Femur too Short
- Hip Pathology
- Weak Hip Abductors
- Painful Lateral Distal Femur Pressure
Correction:
Core strengthening with knee pain; for lateral distal femur pressure pain, scar tissue is a huge problem
Eric Lieux:
TF Midstance
Deviation: abducted gait
Causes:
- Medial Wall Problems
- Prosthesis too Long
- Poor Gait Habit
- Lateral Distal Femur Pressure
Eric Lieux:
TF Midstance
Deviation: Inversion or eversion of the foot
Causes:
- Improper Adduction or Abduction of Prosthetic Socket
- Loose Socket ML
Correction:
1st step if a prosthesis hurts, add a sock
Eric Lieux:
TF terminal stance
Deviation: Pelvic rise (vaulting)
Causes:
- Toe Lever too Long
- Shoe changed by amputee to lower heel
Correction:
Instruct amputee in regards to correct heel height
Eric Lieux:
TF terminal stance
Deviation: Drop off, torso lowers excessively
Cause:
1. Toe Lever arm Inadequate
Correction:
Gait training to achieve equal time on each leg and equal length of stride
Eric Lieux:
TF terminal stance
Deviation: Excessive lumbar lordosis
Cause of deviation:
- Insufficient socket Flexion
- Developing Hip Flexion contracture
Correction:
Stretch out contracture
Eric Lieux:
TF Pre-swing through initial swing
Deviation: Circumduction of the prosthesis
Causes:
- Medial Brim Problem
- Prosthesis too Long
- Inadequate Knee Flexion
Correction:
this is a habit, hard to break
Eric Lieux:
TF Pre-swing through initial swing
Deviation: Piston action
Cause:
inadequate fit and/or suspension
- should slip less than ¼ inch
Correction:
Check suspension
Eric Lieux:
TF Pre-swing through initial swing
Deviation: Medial whip; an abrupt medial moment of the heel as it raises from the floor, accompanied by a lateral movement of the knee and shank
Cause:
- Knee axis in excessive External Rotation
- Socket unstable on stump
- Muscular skeletal Pathology
Eric Lieux:
TF Pre-swing through initial swing
Deviation: Lateral whip; an abrupt lateral moment of the heel as it raises from the floor, accompanied by a medial movement of the knee and shank
Causes:
- Knee axis in excessive Internal Rotation
- Socket unstable on stump
- Muscular skeletal Pathology
Eric Lieux:
TF Mid-swing
Deviation: Vaulting on sound side
Causes:
- Prosthesis too long
- Prosthetic Knee too stiff
- Bad gait Habit
Eric Lieux:
TT IC
Deviation: Ball of the foot dorsiflexed more than 1.5”
Causes:
- Stride length too long
- Excessive socket flexion
Correction:
Train patient to maintain equal stride length
Eric Lieux:
TT IC
Deviation: Knee fully extended
Causes:
- Heel lever arm too short
- Heel Resistance too soft
Eric Lieux:
TT IC
Deviation: Excessive or insufficient compression
Cause:
heel resistance too soft or too firm