gait
91drag-to gait — a gait in which the feet are dragged (rather than lifted) toward the crutches …
92festinating gait — a gait in which the patient involuntarily moves with short, accelerating steps, often on tiptoe, as seen in parkinsonism and certain other neurologic disorders; called also propulsive g. See also festination …
93four-point gait — a gait in forward motion: first one crutch and then the opposite leg, followed by the other crutch and then the other leg, and so on …
94heel-toe gait — the normal, nonpathologic gait in which the heel touches down first and the toes last …
95helicopod gait — a gait in which the feet describe half circles, as in some cases of conversion disorder …
96hemiplegic gait — a gait involving flexion of the hip because of footdrop and circumduction of the leg. Called also circumduction g …
97hip extensor gait — an abnormal gait due to weakness or paralysis of the gluteus maximus and other hip extensor muscles; with each step on the affected side, after the heel strikes the floor the hip is thrown forward and the trunk and pelvis are thrown back …
98hysterical gait — a bizarre gait pattern not due to a physical cause, such as helicopod g. or stuttering g …
99intermittent double-step gait — a hemiplegic gait in which there is a pause after the short step of the normal foot, or in some cases after the step of the affected foot …
100myopathic gait — exaggerated alternation of lateral trunk movements with an exaggerated elevation of the hip, suggesting the gait of a duck or penguin; characteristic of muscle diseases such as progressive muscular dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy, and… …
