gait (gāt) the manner or style of walking.
helicopod gait
antalgic gait a limp adopted so as to avoid pain on weight-bearing structures, characterized by a very short stance phase.
ataxic gait an unsteady, uncoordinated walk, employing a wide base and the feet thrown out.
festinating gait a gait in which the patient involuntarily moves with short, accelerating steps, often on tiptoe, as in parkinsonism.
helicopod gait a gait in which the feet describe half circles, as in some conversion disorders.
hip extensor gait a gait in which the heel strike is followed by throwing forward of the hip and throwing backward of the trunk and pelvis.
myopathic gait exaggerated alternation of lateral trunk movements with an exaggerated elevation of the hip.
paraplegic spastic gait spastic g.
quadriceps gait a gait in which at each step on the affected leg the knee hyperextends and the trunk lurches forward.
spastic gait a gait in which the legs are held together and move in a stiff manner, the toes seeming to drag and catch.
steppage gait the gait in footdrop in which the advancing leg is lifted high so that the toes can clear the ground.
stuttering gait one characterized by hesitancy that resembles stuttering.
tabetic gait an ataxic gait that accompanies tabes dorsalis.
waddling gait myopathic g.
hel·i·co·pod gait (h l  -k -p d )n. A gait seen in some hysterical disorders, in which the feet describe half circles. Also called helicopodia. |
helicopod gait
[hel′ikōpod′]
Etymology: Gk, helix, coil, pous, foot
a manner of walking in which the feet trace half circles. It is associated with some mental disorders. Also called helicopodia.
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