title: The reproducibility of the treadmill walking test for claudication.
abstract: Two standard treadmill walking tests were carried out one week apart upon 117 patients with stable claudication. Although total walking time achieved was reproducible, there was a highly significant delay in the onset of pain during the second test. Absolute limb pressures, determined by Doppler, were reproducible for the group as a whole, although individual variation could be significant. A single walking test is an inadequate assessment of claudication.
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D010146:Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D005082:Physical Exertion