Superior migration of the femoral head in patients with severe hip osteoarthritis influences the gait patterns of the coronal plane.

CONCLUSION:: The pelvic drop Trendelenburg sign was influenced by superior migration of the femoral head, whereas the trunk lean Duchenne limp was found to be affected by pain. PMID: 30757914 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30757914?dopt=Abstract

Source: Hip International - February 13, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tazawa M, Kurosaki M, Inoue T, Ibe Y, Kobayashi H, Kitagawa T, Chikuda H, Wada N Tags: Hip Int Source Type: research