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Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Pelvic girdle muscle weakness

HP:0003749

What it means

Weakness of the muscles of the pelvic girdle (also known as the hip girdle), that is, lack of strength of the muscles around the pelvis.

Rare diseases that can present with this14

Very common80–99%

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The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Limb-girdle muscle weakness

Also called: Hip girdle muscle weakness · Hip girdle weakness · Hip-girdle muscle weakness · Pelvic girdle weakness

Pelvic girdle muscle weakness

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.