Gait Deviations NPTE UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

Gait Deviations NPTE UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
lateral bending of the trunk in stance phase - CORRECT ANSWER - week gluteus medius
(will be been being to the same side of the weakness) known as Trendelenburg gait. Pt. may have
hip pain.


backward lean of the trunk in stance phase - CORRECT ANSWER - weak gluteus
maximus. Pt. will have difficulty going up stairs or ramps.


forward lean of the trunk in stance phase - CORRECT ANSWER - weak quads or hip or
knee flexion contracture


excessive hip flexion in stance phase - CORRECT ANSWER - weak hip extensors or tight
hip or knee flexors


limited hip extension in stance - CORRECT ANSWER - caused by tight or spastic hip
flexors


limited hip flexion in stance - CORRECT ANSWER - caused by a week hip flexors or
tight hip extensors


abnormal synergistic activity (after neurologic insult) in stance - CORRECT ANSWER -
patient will have excessive hip adduction combined with hip and knee extension., plantar flexion.
The gait will demo increased adduction or scissoring while ambulating


antalgic gait in stance phase - CORRECT ANSWER - the stance phase is shortened on the
involved extremity resulting in an uneven gait pattern. The uninvolved extremity has shortened
step because it must bear weight sooner than normal.