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Abstract There is general agreement between authers t h a t post -tramat i c Trendelenburg gait i n cases of f r a c t u r e neck femur is mainly due t o i n s u f f i c i e n t gluteus medius function as it becomes alack.This is due t o the fact t h a t the distance between the o r i g i n and i n s e r t i o n becomes shorter and the r a t i o between the abductor momentarm and body weight moment arm changed or disturbed away from normal ratios. Physical management was introduced and f o r the first timc t o reatore the muscle power of the abductors, to increase the range of motion of the a f f e c t e d hip, t oimpove Trendelenburg g a i t ,walking a b i l i t y and gait timcdistance score |