Podiatry and Medical - Set 1

Category - Podiatry Part I

Damage to which of the following nerves produces a waddling gait characterized by the pelvis falling toward one side with each step?
  1. Obturator nerve
  2. Superior gluteal nerve
  3. Nerve to obturator internus
  4. Inferior gluteal nerve
Explanation
Answer - B - Damage to the superior gluteal nerve produces a waddling gait, characterized by the pelvis falling toward one side with each step (gluteal gait, a waddling gait). The superior gluteal nerve supplies the gluteus medius muscle.
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