ArticleToxins2023
Stiff Knee Gait Disorders as Neuromechanical Consequences of Spastic Hemiplegia in Chronic Stroke.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Gait analysis methods in people with spinal cord injury: a systematic review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Determining the Validity of 2D Motion Capture for Estimating Lower Extremity Joint Quasi-Stiffness During Gait in Chronic Stroke Survivors.Restorative neurology and neuroscience · 2026Article
- Task-Based Mapping of Compensatory Strategies and Movement Kinematics After Stroke: A Systematic Scoping Review.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026Article
- Factors associated with stiff knee gait in patients with knee osteoarthritis.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Deficit in intersegmental torques drives post-stroke stiff-knee gait.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Post-stroke Stiff-Knee gait: are there different types or different severity levels?Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Article
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- A Linear Rehabilitative Motion Planning Method with a Multi-Posture Lower-Limb Rehabilitation Robot.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Stroke Recovery Is a Journey: Prediction and Potentials of Motor Recovery after a Stroke from a Practical Perspective.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Stiff knee gait (SKG) is defined as decreased knee flexion during the swing phase. It is one of the most common gait disorders following stroke. Knee extensor spasticity is commonly accepted as the primary cause. Clinical management has focused on the reduction in knee extensor spasticity. Recent advances in understanding of post-stroke hemiplegic gait suggest that SKG can present as mechanical consequences between muscle spasticity, weakness, and their interactions with ground reactions during walking. Various underlying mechanisms are presented through sample cases in this article. They include ankle plantar flexor spasticity, knee extensor spasticity, knee flexor and extensor coactivation, and hip flexor spasticity. Careful and thorough clinical assessment is advised to determine the primary cause for each patient. Understanding of these various presentations of SKG is helpful to guide clinical assessment and select appropriate target muscles for interventions.
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