- Steppage gait
-
Steppage gait (High stepping, Neuropathic gait) is a form of gait abnormality that is associated with a loss of dorsiflexion.[1]
It can be caused by damage to the deep peroneal nerve.[2]
Presentation
Conditions associated with a steppage gait
- Polio
- Multiple sclerosis
- Guillain-Barré
- Spinal disc herniation
- Peroneal Muscle Atrophy
- Peroneal nerve Injury
References
- ^ "Definition: steppage gait from Online Medical Dictionary". http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?steppage+gait.
- ^ Saint, Sanjay; Wiese, Jeff; Bent, Stephen (2006). Clinical clerkships: the answer book. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 219. ISBN 0-7817-3754-0.
- ^ Medline Plus
- ^ Med Terms
- ^ GP Notebook
Symptoms and signs: nervous and musculoskeletal systems (R25–R29, 781.0, 781.2–9) Primarily nervous system Primarily CNSOtherPrimarily PNSPrimarily muscular Movement disordersOtherPrimarily skeletal Primarily joint Joint lockingM: JNT
anat(h/c, u, t, l)/phys
noco(arth/defr/back/soft)/cong, sysi/epon, injr
proc, drug(M01C, M4)
This medical sign article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.