Myopathic Gait

gait (gāt) the manner or style of walking.

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antalgic gait  a limp adopted so as to avoid pain on weight-bearing structures, characterized by a very short stance phase.

ataxic gait  an unsteady, uncoordinated walk, employing a wide base and the feet thrown out.

festinating gait  a gait in which the patient involuntarily moves with short, accelerating steps, often on tiptoe, as in parkinsonism.

helicopod gait  a gait in which the feet describe half circles, as in some conversion disorders.

hip extensor gait  a gait in which the heel strike is followed by throwing forward of the hip and throwing backward of the trunk and pelvis.

myopathic gait  exaggerated alternation of lateral trunk movements with an exaggerated elevation of the hip.

paraplegic spastic gait  spastic g.

quadriceps gait  a gait in which at each step on the affected leg the knee hyperextends and the trunk lurches forward.

spastic gait  a gait in which the legs are held together and move in a stiff manner, the toes seeming to drag and catch.

steppage gait  the gait in footdrop in which the advancing leg is lifted high so that the toes can clear the ground.

stuttering gait  one characterized by hesitancy that resembles stuttering.

tabetic gait  an ataxic gait that accompanies tabes dorsalis.

waddling gait  myopathic g.

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Waddling Gait

A gait—typical of muscular dystrophy—in which the subject sways from side to side, due to a lack of hip stabilisation; with ambulation, side A rolls up while side B rolls down in the opposite direction, accompanied by lateral trunk contortions

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myopathic gait

Orthopedics A waddling duckoid or penguinoid sashay characterized by exaggerated lateral trunk swaying, hip raising Seen in Muscle dystrophy, spinal muscle atrophy, febrile polyneuropathy. See Gait.