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The Abductory Twist

What is the abductory twist

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Posted By Craig Payne
Jan 13, 2017

Overview

The abductory twist is a common observation seen during a gait analysis and I have blogged about this here.

We have had several threads here at Podiatry Arena on it:
Abductory Twist
Biomechanics of abductory twist
aDductory twist post heel lift

This is a really good video from Kevin Kirby on it:

It is important not to confuse an abductory twist as described above and a medial heel whip that occurs during gait. The medial heel whip is more of a circumduction of the foot after the foot has left the ground.