Myopathic gait
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Myopathic gait (or waddling gait) is a form of gait abnormality.
The "waddling" is due to the weakness of the proximal muscles of the pelvic girdle.[1]
The patient uses circumduction to compensate for gluteal weakness.[2]
Conditions associated with a myopathic gait
- Pregnancy
- Congenital hip dysplasia
- Muscular dystrophy
- Spinal muscle atrophy
References
- ↑ Abnormal">"Gait > Abnormal".
- ↑ Saint, Sanjay; Wiese, Jeff; Bent, Stephen (2006). Clinical clerkships: the answer book. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 219. ISBN 0-7817-3754-0.
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