Energy cost of walking with lesions of the foot.

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Abstract
S a compensatory mechanism to reduce the mechanical work performed during each step. 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. Copyright © 1979 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Incorporated...

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