You instruct D.M. on using the three-point gait with the crutches. Which would be the
correct first step for the three-point gait?
a. Step first with the affected leg.
b. Step first with the unaffected leg.
c. Step first with both crutches and the affected leg.
d. Step first with the affected leg and the crutch opposite of the affected leg.
b
Three-point gait requires the patient to bear all weight on one foot and is useful for patients with
a broken leg or sprained ankle. The weight is born on the unaffected leg and then on both crutches.
No weight is placed on the affected leg.
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