Steppage gait

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Steppage gait (High stepping, Neuropathic gait) is a form of gait abnormality characterised by foot drop 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]

It can be caused by damage to the deep peroneal nerve.[5]

Presentation

A video of a neuropathic gait

Conditions associated with a steppage gait

References

  1. ↑ "Definition: steppage gait from Online Medical Dictionary". 
  2. ↑ "Walking abnormalities". MedlinePlus. Retrieved 23 March 2013. 
  3. ↑ [http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=22477 Med Terms
  4. ↑ GP Notebook
  5. ↑ Saint, Sanjay; Wiese, Jeff; Bent, Stephen (2006). Clinical clerkships: the answer book. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 219. ISBN 0-7817-3754-0. 
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Primarily CNS
Movement disorders
Gait abnormality
Lack of coordination
Other
Primarily PNS
Gait abnormality
Primarily muscular
Movement disorders
Gait abnormality
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Primarily skeletal
Primarily joint


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