The legs cross an imaginary midline as they swing forward. The patient is using excessive hip flexion. The patient pulls the hip up sideways toward the trunk instead of bending in The muscles that dorsiflex the ankles are weak. h should the rails of parallel bars be when the patient is standing erect? Level with the patient's greater trochanters.

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15 What does it mean when the PT says a patient's legs scissor when he ambulates?
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The legs cross an imaginary midline as they swing forward.
The patient is using excessive hip flexion.
The patient pulls the hip up sideways toward the trunk instead of bending it.
How high should the rails of parallel bars be when the patient is standing erect?
The muscles that dorsiflex the ankles are weak.
Level with the patient's greater trochanters.
Transcribed Image Text:15 What does it mean when the PT says a patient's legs scissor when he ambulates? 6 AO BO C DO Fat replaces muscle tissue in children. AO eb and Windows The legs cross an imaginary midline as they swing forward. The patient is using excessive hip flexion. The patient pulls the hip up sideways toward the trunk instead of bending it. How high should the rails of parallel bars be when the patient is standing erect? The muscles that dorsiflex the ankles are weak. Level with the patient's greater trochanters.
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