Trendelenburg gait
Abnormal gait caused by weakness of the gluteus muscles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Trendelenburg gait, named after Friedrich Trendelenburg, is an abnormal human gait. It is caused by weakness or ineffective action of the gluteus medius muscle and the gluteus minimus muscle.
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Gandbhir and Rayi point out that the biomechanical action involved comprises a class 3 lever, where the lower limb's weight is the load, the hip joint is the fulcrum, and the lateral glutei, which attach to the antero-lateral surface of the greater trochanter of the femur, provide the effort.[1][relevant?] The causes can thus be categorized systematically as failures of this lever system at various points.[citation needed]