title: Energy cost of walking with lesions of the foot.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D018409:Foot Injuries; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D008124:Locomotion; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen