Gait deviations in Duchenne muscular dystrophy—Part 1. A systematic review

•We conducted a systematic literature review to map gait deviations in DMD.•Only nine articles analyzed gait deviations in children with DMD.•Generalizability of these nine papers is poor.•Chances of a type I error are high in six of the nine included articles.•There is need for standardized measurement- and analyses methods.