This chapter has several videos of patients using prosthetic limbs. Use these videos to practice observational gait analysis
This patient has a transtibial amputation and is walking with a cross-over foot, which is meant for walking and running. The following video shows the patient walking with the foot.
How is his gait with the foot? Can you identify any gait deviations in this patient? Should he continue using this foot for walking?
HINT: Use the gait assessment form to identify gait deviations.
This patient has a unilateral transfemoral amputation and is walking with a microprocessor controlled prosthetic knee. The microprocessor knee is designed to flex and extend during walking. However, the patient's knee is turned off and is unable to flex. The following video shows the patient gait with this knee.
What gait deviations can you identify in this patient? Should she continue walking with a non-working microprocessor knee or choose a mechanical knee which flexes during gait?
HINT: Use the gait assessment form to identify gait deviations.
This patient has a unilateral hip disarticulation amputation and is walking with a mechanical hip joint, a mechanical knee joint and a non-dynamic response prosthetic foot. The following video shows the patient gait.
What gait deviations can you identify in this patient? How does his gait compare to the gait of a transtibial amputee and a transfemoral amputee?
HINT: Use the gait assessment form to identify gait deviations.