Charlie chaplin gait is seen in -: (A) Congenial coxa vara, (B) Tibial torsion, (C) DDH, (D) Genu valgus
Answer is B. Charlie Chaplin gait occurs in tibial torsion. External tibial torsion may be corrected by a supramalleolar osteotomy but remember that an externally rotated gait pattern may be compensating for an inability of the foot to clear the ground when walking because of weak muscles/stiff joints. REF:Apley&;s system of ohopaedics- Maheshwari- 9th edn - pg no 243.