Lecture final

Question 0

Tendelenburg gait

Answer 0

is an abnormal gait (as with walking) caused by weakness of the abductor muscles of the lower limb, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus. People with a lesion of superior gluteal nerve have weakness of abducting the thigh at the hip.

Question 1

Scissor gait

Answer 1

a form of gait abnormality primarily associated with spastic cerebral palsy. That condition and others like it are associated with an upper motor neuron lesion.[1]

Question 2

Largest group of muscles in the hip

Answer 2

Adductor brevis
Adductor longus
Adductor magnus
Adductor minimus This is often considered to be a part of adductor magnus.
pectineus
gracilis
Obturator externus[1] and are also part of the medial compartment of thigh

Question 3

Piriformis syndrome

Answer 3

an uncommon neuromuscular disorder that is caused when the piriformis muscle compresses the sciatic nerve. The piriformis muscle is a flat, band-like muscle located in the buttocks near the top of the hip joint.

Question 4

Antalgic gait

Answer 4

is a gait that develops as a way to avoid pain while walking (antalgic = anti- + alge, “against pain”). It is a form of gait abnormality where the stance phase of gait is abnormally shortened relative to the swing phase. It can be a good indication of pain with weight-bearing.[1]

Question 5

Pectus excavatum

Answer 5

is the most common congenital deformity of the anterior wall of the chest, in which several ribs and the sternum grow abnormally. This produces a caved-in or sunken appearance of the chest.[2] It can either be present at birth or not develop until puberty.