Trendelenburg s test is negative if:

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there is an old unreduced or congenital dislocation of the hip

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the hip adductors are paralysed (eg in poliomyelitis)

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there is an ununited fracture of the neck of femur

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the patient walks with a dipping gait

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gluteus minimus and medius and tensor fascia latae are weakened severely

1.	Trendelenburg s test is negative if:
A.	the hip adductors are paralysed (eg in poliomyelitis)
B.	there is an old unreduced or congenital dislocation of the hip
C.	there is an ununited fracture of the neck of femur
D.	the patient walks with a dipping gait
E.	gluteus minimus and medius and tensor fascia latae are weakened severely
Answer» B. there is an old unreduced or congenital dislocation of the hip

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