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            • gait cycle
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            • The cycle that the feet and legs make when walking, beginning when one heel hits the ground and ending when the same heel hits the ground again. Harvard Health Publishing
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            • Single limb support involves progression of the body over the foot and weight-bearing stability. The first sub-phase of single limb support is midstance, which is seen during the 12-31% of the gait cycle. - ProtoKinetics by
            • The gait cycle can be divided into 2 distinct phases. The weight bearing or stance phase, and the non-weight bearing or swing phase - footbionics by
            • The knees flex twice during each gait cycle. Flexion rises to between 8º and 9º after initial contact, soon followed by their extension during stance up to about 40% of the cycle. - SciELO by
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