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circumduction

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cir·cum·duc·tion  (sûrkm-dkshn)
n.
The circular movement of a limb such that the distal end of the limb delineates an arc.
[Latin circumducti, circumductin-, act of leading around, from circumductus, past participle of circumdcere, to lead around : circum-, circum- + dcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]
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Noun1.circumduction - a circular movement of a limb or eye
movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"


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Participants were found to have the following deviations: Trendelenburg gait (8%), trunk asymmetry (10%), leg circumduction (6%), hip hike (8%), knee hyperextension (3%), no heel-strike (7%), toe drag (13%), uneven step length (20%), and a noticeable limp not accounted for by one of the other deviations (12%).
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However, if subjects demonstrated compensatory strategies during walking (eg, hip circumduction during swing), therapists attempted to provide manual guidance to facilitate normal limb trajectories (eg, knee flexion assistance with reduced frontal-plane hip movement).
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