Diagnostic gait pattern of a patient with longstanding left femoral nerve palsy: a case report |
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| Authors: | Burke Neil G Walsh Michael O'Brien Tim Synnott Keith |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. nei1burke@yahoo.co.uk |
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| Abstract: | The gait pattern of a 35-year-old man with longstanding, left femoral nerve palsy was assessed using 3-dimensional kinematic and kinetic analysis. Stability of his left knee in stance was achieved by manipulating the external moments of the limb so that the ground reaction force passes in front of the knee joint. This compensatory mechanism of locking the knee in extension is reliant on the posterior capsular structures. The patient was managed conservatively and continued to walk without aids. |
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