A compensatory gait pattern caused by dysfunctional dorsiflexors, usually the tibialis anterior, causing the foot to drop on the ground on each step; a person with a drop-foot gait raises the knee higher than normal on the swing leg so that the

foot clears the ground.


Drop-foot gait

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