You are going to work with Ben Dover in the skilled nursing facility for the first time.  You review the medical chart and read that his bed to wheelchair transfer is max assist X 2.  You prepare to:

Which of the following descriptions describes the healthiest wound?

At which point in the gait cycle does the knee joint experience its maximal amount of flexion?

platformwalker.png Which of the following patients is most likely to use the assistive device pictured?

You are observing a patient’s gait and observe the following: the ankle is in neutral; knee is slightly flexed, and the hip is flexed to about 30 degrees.  Your patient is in what part of the gait cycle?

You are watching your patient go for a walk.  You notice that he leans forward every time his left leg is in the early part of stance phase.  Which of the following is most likely to be the cause?

hemiwalker.png Which of the following patients would most benefit from the assistive device pictured?

During which part of the gait cycle is the gluteus maximus contracting concentrically?

Which of the following best defines Hip Hiking?

Jose is a 55 year old man who tore all of the ligaments in his right ankle playing basketball four weeks ago.  He has edema in the right foot and ankle to just proximal to the malleoli.  He is now weight bearing as tolerated.  He is currently walking with one single-point cane and a modified four point gait pattern.  He is learning how to go up and down the stairs one step at a time. When Jose is ready to progress to a new gait pattern, which of the following gait patterns will be the most appropriate to teach Jose?