Differential diagnosis of rooster gait

Rooster gait refers to a special condition caused by standing with the two thighs close together and the lower legs slightly apart, with the feet standing like the tips of the feet and walking like a ballet, and its etiology is mostly due to bilateral brain or spinal cord lesions.

The gait that can be differentiated is as follows: Rooster gait: when standing, the two thighs are close together, the lower legs are slightly separated, the feet stand on tiptoe, and when walking, it is like a ballet-like pointed walk; Duck walk gait: when walking, the waist is raised, the hips sway from side to side like a duck walk; Scissor gait: the legs are stiff, the feet are crossed inward, the knees are close together like scissors, and the walking gait is small and slow, often with the toes on the ground like a ballet; Jumping gait: it is expressed as When squatting, the two knees can not come together, the two legs must be separated, both hip joints are abducted, externally rotated posture, like the hind limbs of a frog when flexed; when standing, the two lower limbs are mildly externally rotated, can not be completely together, is the external eight; walking is eight concealed Shan gait; fast walking, due to the restriction of hip flexion, gait is jumping, so called jumping gait.

Early detection and treatment is the key. Some necessary supports can be customized to practice standing and walking, and some special tools such as walkers can also be equipped to compensate for the lack of function.