During the Deceleration part of the swing phase, which of the following muscles slows down the swinging forward of the lower leg, preventing the knee from snapping into extension?

You are watching your patient go for a walk.  You notice that he leans forward every time his left leg is in the early part of stance phase.  Which of the following is most likely to be the cause?

You are observing Ben Dover walking with his bilateral axillary crutches.  He first moves only the right crutch.  Which of the following gait patterns is he using?

Your neighbor informs you that his mother has recently developed a vascular ulcer and that he is becoming the “family expert” in wound care!  He tells you that his mother is 84 years old, 5’0” tall, 94 pounds, diabetic, hypertensive, and a smoker.  He mentions that he took her to the wound care clinic yesterday and that her pedal pulses are completely normal. Which type of vascular ulcer does your neighbor’s mother most likely have?

Your patient had a stroke and has been ambulating in the parallel bars for 2 weeks.  The physical therapist informs you that the patient is ready to ambulate outside of the parallel bars today, but with an assistive device that provides the most stability possible.  Which of the following assistive devices do you choose?

Jose is a 55 year old man who tore all of the ligaments in his right ankle playing basketball four weeks ago.  He has edema in the right foot and ankle to just proximal to the malleoli.  He is now weight bearing as tolerated.  He is currently walking with one single-point cane and a modified four point gait pattern.  He is learning how to go up and down the stairs one step at a time. Which of the following single-point canes is the most appropriate one for Jose to use?

To transition from Foot Flat to Mid-Stance, which of the following best describes the ankle?

gaitmeasure.jpg Letter “B” in the picture above illustrates which of the following measurements?

You wore a brand new pair of sneakers on the first day of your clinical affiliation.  You didn’t realize how much walking you would do in one day and now you have a blister on your Achilles tendon.  Which of the following best describes your wound?

Your patient fell and fractured her right scaphoid bone.  She is not allowed to bear any weight through that bone or joint.  With only this information, which of the following assistive devices can she use to maximize her balance and safety during gait?