terminology
Tom Lunsford, CO
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Title:
terminology
Creator:
Tom Lunsford, CO
Text:
Carol,
When conversing with patients or the laity, either footdrop or drop
foot seem to me to be acceptable. However, when speaking professionally, I
believe the correct pathomechanical terminology is excessive dorsiflexion in
swing phase and the proper gait deviation is toe drag or MT head drag in
mid-swing. Toe drag in initial swing is usually not due to excessive PF.
Many years ago there was a physician who called the AFO for this problem
a polydropylene AFO.
Tom Lunsford, MSE, CO
When conversing with patients or the laity, either footdrop or drop
foot seem to me to be acceptable. However, when speaking professionally, I
believe the correct pathomechanical terminology is excessive dorsiflexion in
swing phase and the proper gait deviation is toe drag or MT head drag in
mid-swing. Toe drag in initial swing is usually not due to excessive PF.
Many years ago there was a physician who called the AFO for this problem
a polydropylene AFO.
Tom Lunsford, MSE, CO
Citation
Tom Lunsford, CO, “terminology,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/213337.
