Gait Analysis: Normal and Pathological Function

"Encompasses the extensive work of Dr. Jacquelin Perry and her successful years as a therapist and surgeon"

Gait Analysis: Normal and Pathological Function
Editors: Jacquelin Perry,

Publisher: Slack, Inc.; (1992) ; 556 pages

Gait Analysis: Normal and Pathological Function encompasses the extensive work of Dr. Jacquelin Perry and her successful years as a therapist and surgeon, renowned for her expertise in human gait. The text is broken down into four sections: Fundamentals, Normal Gait, Pathological Gait, and Gait Analysis Systems. In addition to the descriptions of the gait functions, a representative group of clinical examples has been included to facilitate the interpretation of the identical gait deviations. The book includes detailed laboratory records and more than 450 expert illustrations and photographs. Gait Analysis is the essential reference for all health care professionals involved in musculoskeletal patient care, and has already been incorporated into many athletic training programs, university physical therapy programs and gait workshops across the country.

Special Features of Gait Analysis: Normal and Pathological Function:

* Clinical significance of the most common pathological gait patterns.
* Patient examples to illustrate elements of normal and pathological gait.
* Over 450 illustrations and photographs with detailed descriptions providing essential information at a glance.

Review comments of Gait Analysis: Normal and Pathological Function:

"This ... text from one (if not the) international expert in the field of gait analysis is all that was hoped for and more ... This gem should ... become the definitive text in the field."

-Sheldon R. Simon, MD, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

"The author’s level of expertise and clear, logical presentation make this text a definitive reference for normal and pathological gait. Instructors will find parts of this text appropriate for entry-level as well as advanced students. Clinicians will use it to refine their skills in gait analysis and to learn about objective gait analysis systems."

-Suzanne R. Babyar, Journal of Physical Therapy Education.

Table of Contents for Gait Analysis: Normal and Pathological Function:

Chapter 1: Gait Cycle
Chapter 2: Phases of Gait
Chapter 3: Basic Functions
Chapter 4: Ankle Foot Complex
Chapter 5: Knee
Chapter 6: Hip
Chapter 7: Head, Trunk and Pelvis
Chapter 8: Arm
Chapter 9: Total Limb Function
Chapter 10: Pathological Mechanisms
Chapter 11: Ankle and Foot Gait Deviations
Chapter 12: Knee Abnormal Gait
Chapter 13: Hip Gait Deviations
Chapter 14: Pelvis and Trunk Pathological Gait
Chapter 15: Clinical Examples
Chapter 16: Gait Analysis Systems
Chapter 17: Motion Analysis
Chapter 18: Dynamic Electromyography
Chapter 19: Ground Reaction Forces and Vectors
Chapter 20: Stride Analysis
Chapter 21: Energetics

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