- 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". http://library.med.utah.edu/neurologicexam/html/gait_abnormal.html#04.
- ^ 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
Symptoms and signs: nervous and musculoskeletal systems (R25–R29, 781.0, 781.2–9) Primarily nervous system Primarily CNSLack of coordinationOtherPerceptual disorder: Hemispatial neglectPrimarily PNSPrimarily muscular Movement disordersOtherPrimarily skeletal Primarily joint Joint lockingM: JNT
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noco(arth/defr/back/soft)/cong, sysi/epon, injr
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