Prolonged heel contact and reduced push-off
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Contact indicators: heel and forefoot · filled only during contact.
Observed deviation · Longer heel contact; reduced final plantarflexion
Watch the heel as the body advances through late stance.
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Inspect gait moment · 25.0%
Illustrative demonstration angles and event timing · 0° is the reference, not a diagnostic cutoff.
Longer heel contact; reduced final plantarflexion
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Observed movement
- Longer heel contact; reduced final plantarflexion
Example mechanism
- Plantarflexor weakness
- A movement pattern alone does not establish its cause.
Teaching narration
- Watch the heel as the body advances through late stance.
- In typical walking, the heel rises and the ankle contributes to forward progression.
- Here, heel contact lasts longer. Heel rise and the final plantarflexion movement are reduced.
- One possible contributor is plantarflexor weakness.
- Reduced muscular support can allow greater forward movement of the tibia, while reduced late-stance output limits push-off.
- The next step may become shorter, although this is not inevitable.
- Heel-rise appearance and propulsive force are related, but the animation alone cannot measure the force being produced.
Connect — related deviations
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What can this animation establish?
Sources and review status
Draft — clinical review required
Starting points for verification. Validated protocols are linked where available; clinical content has not yet been reviewed.
Learning objectives
- Identify the observed movement and its timing.
- Distinguish the observation from a possible contributor.
- Compare this feature with related deviations.