TT Gait Deviations

Question 1

Excessive Knee flexion (drop off)

Answer 1

Prosthetic Causes:

• Excessive socket flexion
• short toe lever
• excessive DF
• wrong foot type
• external foot rotation
• bad gait habit
• internal rotation of hip

Question 2

Vaulting

Answer 2

Prosthetic Causes:

• Pylon too long
• poor suspension
• excessive PF
• too much knee resistance or stability

Question 3

Circumduction

Answer 3

• Long Px
• poor suspension
• excessive PF

Question 4

Lateral Trunk lean

Answer 4

• short Px
• socket fit issues
• foot too inset
• not enough abduction
• narrow gait

Question 5

Short steppage gait (short step)

Answer 5

• patient has distal sore

- hip contracture

Question 6

Excessive Heel Rise

Answer 6

• Poor suspension
• too much PF
• insufficient socket flexion

Question 7

Narrow Gait Base

Answer 7

• short Px

- foot too inset