Antalgic gait

An antalgic gait is a gait that develops as a way to avoid pain while walking (antalgic = anti- + alge, "against pain"). It is a form of gait abnormality where the stance phase of gait is abnormally shortened relative to the swing phase. It is a good indication of weight-bearing pain.^[1]

Conditions associated with an antalgic gait[edit]

Coxalgia^[2]
Leg cramps
Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease (LCPD)
Osteoarthritis
Pelvic girdle pain (PGP)
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis^[3]
Tarsal tunnel syndrome (TTS)^[4]
Trauma

References[edit]

^ GP Notebook
^ CALVÉ; et al. (1939). "PATHOGENESIS OF THE LIMP DUE TO COXALGIA: The Antalgic Gait". Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 21 (1): 12. Archived from the original on 2010-10-23.
^ Walter, Kevin D. (2011). "Hip" Chapter 199. In Marcdante K, Kliegman R, Jenson H, Behrman R (Ed.), Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics (6th ed.) pp. 744-45. Pravin Elsevier. ISBN 978-1-4377-0643-7
^ Garchar, D. J.; Lewis, J. E.; Didomenico, L. A. (2001). "Hypertrophic sustentaculum tali causing a tarsal tunnel syndrome: a case report" (PDF). The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. 40 (2): 110–112. doi:10.1016/S1067-2516(01)80053-3. PMID 11324667.

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[1] GP Notebook

[urlPATHOGENESIS_OF_THE_LIMP_DUE_TO_COXALGIA:_The_Antalgic_Gait_--_CALVÉ_et_al._21_(1):_12_--_Journal_of_Bone_and_Joint_Surgery-2] CALVÉ; et al. (1939). "PATHOGENESIS OF THE LIMP DUE TO COXALGIA: The Antalgic Gait". Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 21 (1): 12. Archived from the original on 2010-10-23.

[3] Walter, Kevin D. (2011). "Hip" Chapter 199. In Marcdante K, Kliegman R, Jenson H, Behrman R (Ed.), Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics (6th ed.) pp. 744-45. Pravin Elsevier. ISBN 978-1-4377-0643-7

[4] Garchar, D. J.; Lewis, J. E.; Didomenico, L. A. (2001). "Hypertrophic sustentaculum tali causing a tarsal tunnel syndrome: a case report" (PDF). The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. 40 (2): 110–112. doi:10.1016/S1067-2516(01)80053-3. PMID 11324667.

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v t e Signs and symptoms relating to movement and gait
Gait	Gait abnormality CNS Scissor gait Cerebellar ataxia Festinating gait Marche à petit pas Propulsive gait Stomping gait Spastic gait Magnetic gait Truncal ataxia Muscular Myopathic gait Trendelenburg gait Pigeon gait Steppage gait Antalgic gait
Coordination	Ataxia Cerebellar ataxia Dysmetria Dysdiadochokinesia Pronator drift Dyssynergia Sensory ataxia Asterixis
Abnormal movement	Athetosis Tremor Fasciculation Fibrillation
Posturing	Abnormal posturing Opisthotonus Spasm Trismus Cramp Tetany Myokymia Joint locking
Paralysis	Flaccid paralysis Spastic paraplegia Spastic diplegia Spastic paraplegia Syndromes Monoplegia Diplegia / Paraplegia Hemiplegia Triplegia Tetraplegia / Quadruplegia General causes Upper motor neuron lesion Lower motor neuron lesion
Weakness	Hemiparesis
Other	Rachitic rosary Hyperreflexia Clasp-knife response