Robert Schmid, Moritz Witzenhausen, Michael Engelhardt, Hans-Georg Palm, Christian Beltzer, Kevin Dallacker-Losensky, Benedikt Friemert, Patricia Lang
OBJECTIVE: Intermittent claudication (IC) is known to be associated with impaired gait parameters, with a higher incidence of falls and higher oxygen consumption due to uneconomic walking. However, the influence of arterial disobliteration in patients with IC on their gait pattern has rarely been investigated to date. The aim of this study was to examine the gait patterns before and after inflow revascularization by surgical disobliteration of pelvic and inguinal arteries (ie, common iliac artery, external iliac artery, common femoral artery, profound femoral artery, superficial femoral artery) in IC patients...
June 2024: Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques