[Objective evaluation of arterial intermittent claudication by the walking tolerance test. Comparative study of physiological walking and walking on a conveyor belt (author's transl)].
Two methods are used to evaluate the walking distance: physiological walking along a standard path (0% - 6 mk/h) and walking on a tread mill (10% - 3 km/h). In both tests, four data are checked: -- initial trouble distance, -- cramp or walking-distance, -- localisation of pain, -- recovery time. These tests are dependable for the diagnosis of arterial claudication, reproducible and well tolerated. Their results have been compared: there is no correlation between the initial trouble distance and the cramp distance. However there is a correlation between the cramp distance by physiological walking and on treadmill. Recovery time, if long, is a criteria of gravity. Interests of both methods are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008124:Locomotion; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis
Evaluation objective de la claudication intermittente artérielle par l'épreuve de marche. Etude comparative de la marche physiologique et sur tapis roulant.