Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Podiatry
Peripheral Artery Disease Causes Consistent Gait Irregularities Regardless Of The Location Of Leg Claudication Pain, Hafizur Rahman, Todd Leutzinger, Mahdi Hassan, Molly Schieber, Panagiotis Koutakis, Matthew A. Fuglestad, Holly Despiegelaere, G. Matthew Longo, Philippe Malcolm, Jason M. Johanning
Peripheral Artery Disease Causes Consistent Gait Irregularities Regardless Of The Location Of Leg Claudication Pain, Hafizur Rahman, Todd Leutzinger, Mahdi Hassan, Molly Schieber, Panagiotis Koutakis, Matthew A. Fuglestad, Holly Despiegelaere, G. Matthew Longo, Philippe Malcolm, Jason M. Johanning
School of Podiatric Medicine Publications and Presentations
Highlights
-
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a multi-level disease.
-
PAD diffusely impairs the performance of leg muscles.
-
PAD causes similar irregularities in gait biomechanics regardless of where claudication pain is located in the leg.
Abstract
Background
The most common symptom of peripheral artery disease (PAD) is intermittent claudication that involves the calf, thigh, and/or buttock muscles. How the specific location of this leg pain is related to altered gait, however, is unknown.
Objectives
We hypothesized that because the location of claudication symptoms uniquely affects different leg muscle groups in people with PAD, this would produce distinctive walking patterns.
Methods
A …