Circumducted and Abducted gait are two types of gait that not only have some similar characteristics, but also some very different distinctiveness. Circumducted gait is characterized by a lateral, circular motion made by the non-weight bearing leg after push-off. The involved leg will being at the midline of the body as normal, widen out during the swing phase, and then return to the midline for heel strike. This type of gait pattern is common among cerebrovascular accident (CVA) patients or any form of head injury causing motor cortex or cerebral damage. With a CVA patient, their foot is set in plantar flexion and possibly dragging the floor which forces them to swing their leg out during ambulation. With an abducted gait the patient’s
