Isokinetic Strength and Endurance in Proximal and Distal Muscles in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease

Câmara LC, Ritti-Dias RM, Menêses AL, et al (Univ of São Paulo, Brazil; Univ of Pernambuco, Brazil) Ann Vasc Surg 26:1114-1119, 2012^§

Abstract

Background

The objective of this study was to analyze the muscle strength and endurance of the proximal and distal lower-extremity muscles in peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients.

Methods

Twenty patients with bilateral PAD with symptoms of intermittent claudication and nine control subjects without PAD were included in the study, comprising 40 and 18 legs, respectively. All subjects performed an isokinetic muscle test to evaluate the muscle strength and endurance of the proximal (knee extension and knee flexion movements) and distal (plantar flexion and dorsiflexion movements) muscle groups in the lower extremity.

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