When assessing the patient's gait, you noticed that the patient exhibits dragging the feet or lift them high with knees flexed and bring them down with a slap on the floor. What term is used to describe this gait? spastic gait, scissors gait, steppage gait

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When assessing the patient's gait, you noticed that the patient exhibits dragging the feet or lift them high with knees flexed and bring them down with a slap on the floor. What term is used to describe this gait?

spastic gait, scissors gait, steppage gait

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