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FIG 5.44
Limp: Walking with one
leg impeded, front view.
pain experienced. The same or similar effect may be noticed if someone has a
stone in her shoe or damage to one of the shoes results in an uneven gait.
If for example the movement of one of the legs is restricted or constrained
in some way that prevents the leg from bending at the knee—say, due
to a splint or plaster cast—the figure needs to find a way of moving the
constricted leg past the supporting leg during the passing-position
phase. This is normally achieved by the nonsupporting leg bending at
the knee and swinging forward past the supporting leg, with both legs
in close proximity to each other. To achieve the necessary action of the
constrained leg moving from the backward to the forward position, it
may become necessary to swing the leg sideways, away from the body,
to ensure that the foot clears the ground. Alternatively, the heel of the
supporting foot may be raised off the ground slightly so that the figure
