Term
| LATERAL BENDING: prosthetic causes |
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Definition
1. prosthesis too short
2. improperly shaped lateral wall
3. high medial wall
4. prosthesis aligned in abd |
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Term
| LATERAL BENDING: amputee causes |
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Definition
1. inadequate balance
2. abd contracture
3. over-sensitive & painful residual limb
4. very short limb |
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Term
| ABDUCTED GAIT: prosthetic causes |
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Definition
1. prosthesis too long
2. too much abd in prosthesis
3. high medial wall
4. improperly shaped lateral wall
5. pelvic band positioned too far away from pt's body |
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Term
| ABDUCTED GAIT: amputee causes |
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Definition
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Term
| CIRCUMDUCTED GAIT: prosthetic causes |
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Definition
1. prosthesis too long
2. prosthesis has too much alignment stability/friction in knee |
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Term
| CIRCUMDUCTED GAIT: amputee causes |
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Definition
1. abd contracture
2. pt lacks confidence for flex pros knee (mm weakness, fear of stubbing toe) |
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Term
| VAULTING: prosthetic causes |
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Definition
1. prosthesis too long
2. inadequate socket suspension |
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Term
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Definition
1. fear of stubbing toe
2. limb discomfort |
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Term
| ROTATION OF PROSTHETIC FOOT ON HEEL STRIKE: prosthetic causes |
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Definition
1. too much resistance to PF
2. too much toe-out built into prosthesis
3. socket fits loosely |
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Term
| ROTATION OF PROSTHETIC FOOT ON HEEL STRIKE: amputee causes |
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Definition
1. pt extends resid limb too vigorously at heel strike
2. poor mm control |
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Term
| UNEVEN ARM SWING: prosthetic causes |
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Definition
| improperly fitting socket >> limb discomfort |
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Term
| UNEVEN ARM SWING: amputee causes |
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Definition
1. inadequate balance
2. fear & insecurity (accompanied by uneven timing) |
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Term
| UNEVEN TIMING: prosthetic causes |
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Definition
1. improperly fitting socket >> pain
2. weak ext aid/insufficient friction in pros knee
3. alignment stability (knee buckles too easily) |
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Term
| UNEVEN TIMING: amputee causes |
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Definition
1. mm weakness
2. inadequate balance
3. fear & insecurity |
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Term
| UNEVEN HEEL RISE: prosthetic causes |
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Definition
1. insufficient friction in knee
2. inadequate ext aid in knee |
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Term
| UNEVEN HEEL RISE: amputee causes |
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Definition
| amputee using more power than necessary to force knee into flex |
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Term
| TERMINAL SWING IMPACT: prosthetic causes |
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Definition
1. insufficient knee friction
2. knee ext aid too strong |
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Term
| TERMINAL SWING IMPACT: amputee causes |
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Definition
| pt forcibly extends limb to assure himself that knee is fully ext |
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Term
| INSTABILITY OF PROSTHETIC KNEE: prosthetic causes |
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Definition
1. knee jt ant to TKA line
2. insufficient initial flex built into socket
3. PF resistance too great
4. failure to limit DF |
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Term
| INSTABILITY OF PROSTHETIC KNEE: amputee causes |
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Definition
1. hip ext weakness
2. hip flex contracture |
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Term
| MEDIAL/LATERAL WHIPS: prosthetic causes |
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Definition
1. lateral whip: excessive IR of knee
medial whip: excessive ER of knee
2. socket fits too tightly
3. excessive valgus in pros knee
4. badly aligned toe-break |
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Term
| FOOT SLAP: prosthetic causes |
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Definition
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Term
| FOOT SLAP: amputee causes |
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Definition
| pt driving prosthesis forcibly at heel strike to assure ext of knee |
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Term
| DROP-OFF: prosthetic causes |
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Definition
1. inadequate limitation of DF
2. keel of SACH too short/toe break too posterior
3. socket ant to foot |
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Term
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Definition
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Term
| MEDIAL/LATERAL WHIPS: amputee causes |
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Definition
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Term
| LONG PROSTHETIC STEP: prosthetic causes |
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Definition
| insufficient initial flex in socket |
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Term
| LONG PROSTHETIC STEP: amputee causes |
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Definition
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Term
| EXCESSIVE TRUNK EXTENSION: prosthetic causes |
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Definition
1. improperly shaped posterior wall >> pelvic ant tilt
2. insufficient initial flex in socket |
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Term
| EXCESSIVE TRUNK EXTENSION: amputee causes |
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Definition
1. hip flex contracture
2. weak hip ext
3. weak abdominals
4. shoulders moved backwards to obtain balance |
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