Antalgic hip gait is related to which of the following?: (A) Waddling gait, (B) Painful hip gait, (C) Trendelenberg gait, (D) Sho leg gait
Answer is B. Antalgic gait is a limp adopted so as to avoid pain on weight-bearing structures, characterized by very sho stance phaseStance phase of the gait is shoened on the injured side to allete pain experienced when bearing weight on that side(Refer: Mohindra's Fundamentals of Ohopedics, 2nd edition, pg no. 120)