Antalgic gait
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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 can be a good indication of pain with weight-bearing.[1]
Conditions associated with an antalgic gait
- Coxalgia[2]
- Legg-Calvé-Perthes Syndrome
- Osteoarthritis
- Pelvic girdle pain
- Slipped capital femoral epiphysis[3]
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome[4]
- Trauma
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- ↑ Walter, Kevin D. (2011). "Hip" Chapter 199. In Marcdante K, Kliegman R, Jenson H, Behrman R (Ed.), Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics (6th ed.) pp. 744-45. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 978-1-4377-0643-7
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