Waddling gait (Sailor's gait) is seen in
Bilateral CTEV (Congenital Talipes Equino Varus)
Bilateral CDH (Congenital Dislocation of Hip)
Congenital genu recurvation
Bilateral calcaneo-valgus deformity
(B) Bilateral CDH (Congenital Dislocation of Hip) # 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.> The patient uses circumduction to compensate for gluteal weakness.> Conditions associated with a myopathic gait include pregnancy, congenital hip dysplasia, muscular dystrophies and spinal muscular atrophy, metaphyseal chondrodysplasia, diaphyseal dysplasia, limb girdle dystrophy.
Miscellaneous