Gait cycle phases, common gait deviations, and assistive device selection and fitting tested on the NPTAE.
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- What percentage of the gait cycle is normally spent in stance phase?
- About 60%
- What percentage of the gait cycle is normally spent in swing phase?
- About 40%
- Which gait cycle subphase marks the very first event of stance, when the foot touches the ground?
- Initial contact (heel strike)
- Which stance subphase immediately follows initial contact, as the limb absorbs body weight?
- Loading response
- Which stance subphase occurs when body weight passes directly over the stance limb?
- Midstance
- Which stance subphase involves the heel rising as the body weight moves ahead of the stance limb?
- Terminal stance
- Which stance subphase is the final one, ending as the opposite limb accepts weight?
- Pre-swing
- Which swing subphase is the first, immediately after the toes leave the ground?
- Initial swing
- Which swing subphase occurs as the swinging limb passes directly beneath the body?
- Mid-swing
- Which swing subphase is the last, as the limb prepares to strike the ground again?
- Terminal swing
- What term describes the part of the gait cycle when both feet are in contact with the ground at the same time?
- Double limb support (double support)
- Define cadence as used in gait analysis.
- The number of steps taken per minute
- What gait deviation is caused by weakness of the hip abductors, especially the gluteus medius?
- Trendelenburg gait (pelvic drop toward the swing leg)
- What is an antalgic gait?
- A pain-avoidance gait pattern with a shortened stance phase on the painful limb
- What is circumduction gait?
- Swinging the leg outward in a wide arc, usually to compensate for inadequate hip or knee flexion or foot drop