| MASA | Medical Association of South Africa; mental retardation-aphasia-shuffling gait-adducted thumbs [synd... |
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| RGO | reciprocating gait orthosis |
| VEGAS | ventricular enlargement with gait apraxia syndrome |
| medial process of calcaneal tuberosity | The medial projection from the posterior part of the calcaneus. Synonym: processus medialis tuberis calcanei. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| subcutaneous calcaneal bursa | <anatomy> A bursa between the skin and the posterior surface of the calcaneus. Synonym: bursa subcutanea calcanea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral calcaneal branches of sural nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Branches of sural nerve providing cutaneous innervation to posterior aspect of distal leg and lateral aspect of proximal portion of foot. Synonym: rami calcanei laterales nervi suralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral process of calcaneal tuberosity | The lateral projection from the posterior part of the calcaneus. Synonym: processus lateralis tuberis calcanei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| antalgic gait | A characteristic gait resulting from pain on weightbearing in which the stance phase of gait is shortened on the affected side. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ataxic gait | <neurology> Walking that is clumsy, uncoordinated. (16 Dec 1997) |
| gait | <neurology> Pattern of walking. (16 Dec 1997) |
| gait apraxia | Apraxia for walking, accompanied by inability to make walking movements with the legs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gluteus maximus gait | Compensatory backward propulsion of trunk to maintain centre of gravity over the supporting lower extremity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gluteus medius gait | Compensatory list of body (or throw of trunk) to weak gluteal side, to put centre of gravity over the supporting lower extremity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cerebellar gait | Wide-based gait with lateral veering, unsteadiness, and irregularity of steps; often with a tendency to fall to one or other side, forward or backward. Synonym: ataxic gait. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Charcot's gait | The gait of hereditary ataxia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| circumduction gait | Gait in which the leg is stiff, without flexion at knee and ankle, and with each step is rotated away from the body, then towards it, forming a saemicircle. Synonym: circumduction gait, spastic gait. (05 Mar 2000) |
| waddling gait | Rolling gait in which the weight-bearing hip is not stabilised; it bulges outward with each step, while the opposite side of the pelvis drops, resulting in alternating lateral trunk movements; due to gluteus medius muscle weakness, and seen with muscular dystrophies, among other disorders. Synonym: waddle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| helicopod gait | A gait, seen in some conversion reactions or hysterical disorders, in which the feet describe half circles. Synonym: helicopodia. (05 Mar 2000) |