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Energy cost of walking with lesions of the foot.
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1979
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Energy CostGait AnalysisPhysical ActivityLower Limb TraumaChronic LesionsOrthopaedic SurgeryMovement AnalysisKinesiologyOxygen ConsumptionOsteoarthritisApplied PhysiologyHealth SciencesPhysical MedicineCompensatory MechanismRehabilitationMovement DisordersPhysical TherapyLower Extremity WoundPathological GaitHuman MovementWalkingMedicine
The oxygen consumption during walking was measured in patients affected by chronic lesions of the foot. Only subjects with rigidity of the talocalcaneal joint showed increased oxygen consumption, which reached 5 to 20 per cent above normal. They also showed an increased step frequency, probably as a compensatory mechanism to reduce the mechanical work performed during each step.