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You are reading the intake paperwork for a new 65 year old female patient.  The patient’s past medical history is significant for the following: diabetes, glaucoma, CVA, and right foot drop.  If you were to analyze this patient’s gait during swing phase, what would be happening at the hip and knee?

In which situation is the knee considered close-packed?

Which phase of gait accounts for approximately 60% of the gait cycle?

How is the talocrural joint classified?

How many degrees of freedom are at the metatarsophalanageal joints?

In regards to hip joint protection, on which side of the body should a cane be used?

An OT student is completing a gait analysis during lab.  She measures the distance traveled between two right heel strikes.  Which component of gait is she measuring?

Gravity exerts an external torque on the vertebral column.  Within the thoracic spine, where is this torque the greatest?

A [x] meter diameter flag pole (cylinder) in air has a Reynolds number of 1×105.  From the figure below, the drag coefficient is approximated as 1.1   Find the drag on the flag pole if it is [y] meters tall.  Use the density of air as 1.2 kg/m3 and viscosity as 1.8×10-5 kg/(m*s). Enter your numerical answer below, without units. Include three digits in your answer and give the numerical answer in N.

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