Steppage gait
Steppage gait (high stepping, neuropathic gait) is a form of gait abnormality characterised by foot drop or ankle equinus due to loss of dorsiflexion.[1] The foot hangs with the toes pointing down, causing the toes to scrape the ground while walking, requiring someone to lift the leg higher than normal when walking.[2][3][4]
Foot drop can be caused by damage to the deep fibular nerve.[5]
Conditions associated with a steppage gait
- Foot drop
- Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease
- Polio
- Multiple sclerosis
- Syphilis
- Guillain–Barré syndrome
- Spinal disc herniation
- Anterior Compartment Muscle Atrophy
- Deep fibular nerve injury
- Spondylolisthesis
- Slipped Femoral Epiphysis
- ALS/PLS
References
- ^ "Definition: steppage gait from Online Medical Dictionary".
- ^ "Walking abnormalities". MedlinePlus. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ Med Terms
- ^ GP Notebook
- ^ Saint, Sanjay; Wiese, Jeff; Bent, Stephen (2006). Clinical clerkships: the answer book. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 219. ISBN 0-7817-3754-0.
External links
- A video of a neuropathic gait
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Signs and symptoms relating to movement and gait
- Gait abnormality
- CNS
- Scissor gait
- Cerebellar ataxia
- Choreic gait
- Festinating gait/Parkinsonian gait
- Magnetic gait
- Marche à petit pas
- Propulsive gait
- Stomping gait
- Spastic gait
- Truncal ataxia
- Vestibular gait
- Muscular
- Foot drop
- Steppage gait
- Toe walking
- Asymmetric gait
- Asynchronous gait
- Deformity
- Abnormal posturing
- Stooped posture
- Opisthotonus
- Spasm
- Trismus
- Cramp
- Tetany
- Hypertonia
- Joint locking
- Catalepsy
- Waxy flexibility
- Grimacing
- Tonic immobility
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