Myopathic gait

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

1. ^ Abnormal">"Gait > Abnormal". http://library.med.utah.edu/neurologicexam/html/gait_abnormal.html#04. 
2. ^ Saint, Sanjay; Wiese, Jeff; Bent, Stephen (2006). Clinical clerkships: the answer book. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 219. ISBN 0-7817-3754-0. 

See also

• myopathy

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