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Swing-to gait
A gait in which the crutches are advanced and the legs are advanced to the crutches.
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Swing-through gait
A gait in which the crutches are advanced and the legs are swung between and ahead of the crutches.
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Steppage gait
A gait in which the foot is lifted high to clear the toes, there is no heel strike, and the toes hit the ground first. It is seen in anterior tibialis paralysis, peripheral neuritis, late stages of diabetic neuropathy, alcoholism, and chronic arsenic poisoning.
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Spondylitic cervical myelopathic gait
A spastic, shuffling gait due to increased muscle tone resulting from deep tendon reflexes below the level of compression.
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Senile gait
A gait marked by associated stooped posture, knee and hip flexion, diminished arm swinging, stiffness in turning, and broad-based, small steps. It is usually seen in older adults.
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Quadriceps gait
A gait in which the trunk leans forward at the beginning of the stance phase to lock the knee when the quadriceps femoris muscle is weak or paralyzed.
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Propulsive gait
A walking pattern characterized by a rigid, stooped posture and the relative inability to oppose forward momentum. A person with a propulsive gait may hold the head, neck, and center of balance more anteriorly than a person with a normal gait.
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Parkinson’s gait
In patients with Parkinson’s disease, a gait marked by short steps with the feet barely clearing the floor in a shuffling and scraping manner. As the steps continue, they may become successively more rapid. The posture is marked by flexion of the upper body with the spine bent forward, head down, and arms, elbows, hips,…
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Helicopod gait
A gait in which one or both feet describe a half circle with each step, sometimes seen in hysteria.
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Gluteus medius gait
A gait deviation that occurs with weakness or paralysis of the gluteus medius muscle. In an uncompensated gluteus medius gait, the pelvis drops when the unaffected limb is in swing phase, and there is a lateral protrusion of the stationary affected hip. This is a result of weakness of the gluteus medius muscle, or congenital…
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