A condition in which someone walks with one leg crossing over the other, usually as a result of spasticity of the leg’s adductor muscles.<\/p>\n
Malformed legs, where one leg is permanently crossed over in front of the other.<\/p>\n
A disability in which one leg becomes permanently crossed over the other as a result of spasticity of its adductor muscles. The condition occurs in children with brain damage and in adults after strokes. A tenotomy sometimes reduces the degree of disability.<\/p>\n
A gait marked by excessive hip adduction in swing phase. As a re suit, the swing leg crosses in front of the stance leg. This gait pattern is seen in patients with an upper motor neuron lesion, and is accompanied by spasticity.<\/p>\n
Crossed-leg deformity, a result of double hip disease, in which the patient walks with the legs swinging across the midline with each step.<\/p>\n
A deformity where the legs cross while walking, caused by a disease affecting both hip joints.<\/p>\n
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