"Gait analysis is the systematic measurement, description, and assessment of quantities that characterize human locomotion; more simply put, it is the evaluation of a subject's walking pattern."
Gage JR, DeLuca PA, Renshaw TS, 1995.
Gait analysis is designed to analyze abnormal or inefficient walking patterns caused by a variety of medical conditions. We evaluate walking ability very precisely in order to:

• Record deviations in walking patterns
  
• Determine the cause of abnormal or inefficient walking patterns
  
• Plan future treatment such as surgery, therapy, or bracing
  
• Evaluate the effects of treatment
  
• Measure change over time

The team involved in the gait assessment include:

• a biomechanist
  
• an orthopaedic surgeon
  
• a physical therapist