Energy cost of walking with lesions of the foot
Veicsteinas, A.; Aghemo, P.; Margaria, R.; Cova, P.; Pozzolini, M.
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume 61(7): 1073-1076
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-9355 PMID: 39942 Document Number: 147010
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.