NPTE Stroke Question
Kelly is a 60-year-old patient who is post-stroke and exhibits a steppage gait pattern. What is the MOST likely underlying neuromuscular deficit contributing to this gait deviation?
A) Weak hip flexors
B) Weak ankle dorsiflexors
C) Spastic quadriceps
D) Spastic hip adductors
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