Nervous and mental diseases . Figs. 165, 166, and 167.—Waddling gait in a ease <»f ii-eudoliypertrophic jKiralysis. The gait is broad-based and waddling (Figs. 165, 166. and 167). Thefoot to be advanced is clumsily put forward, the pelvis tilting sharplydownward on that side, the body being inclined over the supportingfoot as a counterpoise to the swinging limb. This is repeated in theopposite sense at the next step, and the patient advances in a swaying,waddling, awkward fashion, stumbling over the least obstacle, and fallingheavily if the very unstable equilibrium is momentarily lost. Mou
Nervous and mental diseases . Figs. 165, 166, and 167.—Waddling gait in a ease <»f ii-eudoliypertrophic jKiralysis. The gait is broad-based and waddling (Figs. 165, 166. and 167). Thefoot to be advanced is clumsily put forward, the pelvis tilting sharplydownward on that side, the body being inclined over the supportingfoot as a counterpoise to the swinging limb. This is repeated in theopposite sense at the next step, and the patient advances in a swaying,waddling, awkward fashion, stumbling over the least obstacle, and fallingheavily if the very unstable equilibrium is momentarily lost. Mountingstairs is often an early difficulty. The manner of rn^uKj from the grouud is most characteristic. Ifplaced on the back, the patient may have great difficulty in ri.^ing at usual plan is to turn over on his face, then huddle himself together,and get upon his knees. The usually weakened psoas, vastus, andgluteal muscles are now inadequate to the effort of lifting him. He,therefore, advances the body into the ^^a
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