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Gait
Gait Deviations of the Hip (PTA)
Question | Answer |
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Insufficient hip flexion at initital contact | -Weak or paralyzed hip flexors -Hip extensor spasticity -Insufficient hip flexion ROM |
Insufficient hip extension at stance | -insufficient hip extension ROM -hip flexion contracture -LE flexor synergy |
Circumduction during swing | -compensation for weak hip flexors, dorsiflexors, or hamstrings |
Hip hiking during swing | -compensation for weak dorsiflexors, knee flexors, extensor synergy pattern |
Exaggerated hip flexion during swing | -LE flexor synergy -compensation for insufficient hip flexion or dorsiflexion |