Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
 • Coxa vara
 • Coxa valga
 • Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
 • Chondrodysplasia
Neurologic
 • Stroke
 • Root Lesion in the Spinal canal (L4, L5, S1)
 • Superior gluteal nerve damage (L4, L5, S1)
 • Myelomeningocele
 • Poliomyelitis
Activity/ Trauma
 • Strains/ tears of gluteus medius / minimus
 • Greater Trochanter Fracture
 • Hip dislocation
Iatrogenic
 • Hip surgery

Trendelenburg Gait
 • Compensatory muscular dysfunction around the hip
 • Degeneration of the hip joints
 • Decr ROM in hip abduction and medial rotation
 • Sacroiliac Joint Pain
 • Valgus position of knee due to laterally displaced weight over the hip

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