Antalgic gait explained

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] __TOC__

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/simplepage.cfm?ID=671481857 GP Notebook
2. PATHOGENESIS OF THE LIMP DUE TO COXALGIA: The Antalgic Gait . CALVÉ . 21 . 1 . 12 . Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery . 1939 . etal . https://web.archive.org/web/20101023032123/http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/abstract/21/1/12 . 2010-10-23 . dead .
3. 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. Pravin Elsevier.
4. 11324667 . 2001 . Garchar . D. J. . Lewis . Didomenico . Hypertrophic sustentaculum tali causing a tarsal tunnel syndrome: a case report . 40 . 2 . 110–112 . The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery . J. E. . L. A. . 10.1016/S1067-2516(01)80053-3 . 2015-08-16 . 2020-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200919002849/https://www.ankleandfootcare.com/research/jfas_vol40_no2.pdf . dead .