GROSS ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Gluteal gait is an abnormal gait caused by neurological problems. If the superior gluteal nerve or obturator nerves are injured, they fail to control the gluteus minimus and medius muscles properly, thus producing an inability to tilt the pelvis upward while swinging the leg forward to walk.

Detailed explanation-2: -If there is paralysis or weakness of the muscles as a result of injury to the superior gluteal nerve, it can result in a weakened abduction of the affected hip joint. This type of gait deficit is known as the Trendelenburg gait.

Detailed explanation-3: -Injury to the superior gluteal nerve can happen due to dislocation of the hip joint, hip fractures, repair of hip fractures, and also intramuscular injection in the buttocks (Bos et al., 1994; Comstock et al., 1994; Gulec and Buyukbebeci, 1996; Lavigne and Loriot de Rouvray, 1994; Ogbemudia et al., 2010).

Detailed explanation-4: -What is superior gluteal nerve entrapment syndrome? Superior gluteal nerve entrapment syndrome is characterized as the compression of the superior gluteal nerve cause aching buttock pain, weakness of abduction of the affected hip, and tenderness hip area.