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high steppage gait

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high steppage gait
n.
A gait in which the foot is raised high to avoid catching a drooping foot and is then brought down suddenly in a flapping manner, often due to paralysis of the peroneal and anterior tibial muscles.


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By 6 months postsurgery, she was sitting, with her trunk erect in a long-sitting posture; standing with foot flat, ankles in neutral, and knees extended; and ambulating independently in a walker using a forefoot pattern with a high steppage gait.
 
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