Antalgic gait
An antalgic gait is a gait that develops as a way to avoid pain while walking (antalgic = anti- + alge, "against pain"). It is a form of gait abnormality where the stance phase of gait is abnormally shortened relative to the swing phase. It is a good indication of weight-bearing pain .[1]
Conditions associated with an antalgic gait
- Coxalgia[2]
- Leg cramps
- Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease (LCPD)
- Osteoarthritis
- Pelvic girdle pain (PGP)
- Slipped capital femoral epiphysis[3]
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome (TTS)[4]
- Trauma
References
- ^ GP Notebook
- ^ CALVÉ; et al. (1939). "PATHOGENESIS OF THE LIMP DUE TO COXALGIA: The Antalgic Gait". Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 21 (1): 12. Archived from the original on 2010-10-23.
- ^ Walter, Kevin D. (2011). "Hip" Chapter 199. In Marcdante K, pravinKliegman R, Jenson H, Behrman R (Ed.), Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics (6th ed.) pp. 744-45. Pravin Elsevier. ISBN 978-1-4377-0643-7
- ^ Garchar, D. J.; Lewis, J. E.; Didomenico, L. A. (2001). "Hypertrophic sustentaculum tali causing a tarsal tunnel syndrome: a case report" (PDF). The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. 40 (2): 110–112. doi:10.1016/S1067-2516(01)80053-3. PMID 11324667.
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