Transfemoral Amputee Gait Deviation
From NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy by Kyle Rice
March 4, 2026 · 12 min · Season 6 · Episode 9
About this episode
The episode discusses gait deviations in a patient with a transfemoral amputation and explores potential prosthetic causes.
Benito, a patient with a right transfemoral amputation, demonstrates circumduction of the prosthetic limb during the swing phase. Which of the following prosthetic causes is MOST likely contributing to this deviation? A) Insufficient socket flexion B) Socket is excessively abducted C) Knee friction is too low D) Foot is set too posteriorly Join the FREE Facebook Group: www.nptegroup.com
People in this episode
Host: Kyle Rice
Topics covered
- transfemoral amputation
- gait deviation
- prosthetics
- physical therapy
- patient case study
Keywords
- transfemoral amputee
- circumduction
- prosthetic limb
- socket flexion
- knee friction
- foot positioning
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