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Bony and soft tissue palpation of the foot
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
09/27/2011

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Term
  • Two functions of gait
Definition
    • Weight bearing: a force acted on the body due to gravity
    • Ambulation: the action of walking or moving about freely
Term

Two phases of gaits

Definition

Stance

Swing

Term

Stance

Definition

v  Heel strike

v  Foot flat

v  Mid-stance

v  Toe off

Term

Swing

Definition

v  Acceleration

v  Mid-swing

v  deceleration

Term
Exam of gait
Definition
    • Starts as soon as patient walks into the room
    • Make notes of any deformities or limp and determine what phase and component it is effecting
    • Assess all components of gait by having patient walk to and away from you several times
Term

Width of base

Definition

  2-4 inches from heel to heel

Term

Center of gravity

Definition

Center of gravity lies 2 inches in front of the 2nd sacral vertebrae (varies in vertical direction no more than 2 inches)

Term

Knee flexion

Definition

  Knee should remain flexed throughout the stance phase except heel strike

Term

Trunk and pelvis shift

Definition

 Normal shift is 1 inch towards the weight bearing side

Term

Length of step/stride length

Definition

Step +/- 15 inches from heel to heel

  Stride +/- 30 inches

Term

Cadence

Definition

  90-120 steps per minute

 

 Listen to rhythm as they walk

Term

Hip rotation

Definition

 In swing phase it rotates 40 degrees forward

 

Opposite hip acts as fulcrum for rotation

Term

Antalgic gait

Definition

  Painful gait, resulting from injury to the hip, knee, ankle, pelvis, or foot

 

Term

Arthrogenic gait

Definition

v  Stiff hip of knee gait

v  When hip or knee is fused or recently been in a cast or brace

v  Lifts entire leg higher during swing phase

v  Opposite leg has a short gait length due to weight bearing on the stiff leg

Term

 

Ataxic gait

 

Definition

  Drunk gait

 

 Patient will experience poor sensation, lack of muscle coordination, poor balance, staggering, foot slap, and will need to watch their feet when walking

Term

Gluteus Medius (Trendelenburg gait)

Definition

v  Weak hip abductor

v  Have a lateral lurch of the trunk

v  Trendelenburg sign: opposite weight bearing side droops due to bilateral weakness which causes a wobbling motion

Term

Gluteus Maximus gait

Definition

v  Weak hip extensors

v  Backward lurch of the trunk

Term

Plantar Flexor gait

Definition

v  Weak plantar flexors

v  Loss of toe off

Term

Drop Foot gait

Definition

v  Weak dorsiflexors

v  Patient must lift their knee higher to avoid dragging their toes on the ground

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