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Prosthetic Gait Deviations - 2 each
Review for prosthetic gait video
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Health Care
Graduate
12/06/2012

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