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The term claudication is derived from the Latin word claudicatio, translated as “to limp.” In vascular disease nomenclature, claudication describes the symptom of exercise-induced muscle ischemia, most commonly due to peripheral artery disease (PAD). The patient with intermittent claudication typically describes leg pain that is caused and reliably reproduced by a certain degree of exertion. The pain is sufficiently intense to stop the activity and is promptly relieved by rest, usually within minutes. A given degree of exercise, commonly measured in pain-free distance able to walk, consistently reproduces symptoms. The Fontaine stages are commonly used to rate symptom severity (Table 51-1).
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Schmid, JP. (2007). Rehabilitation in Peripheral Vascular Disease. In: Perk, J., et al. Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-502-8_51
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