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Claudication |
Claudication, literally 'limping', is used as a medical term in various contexts. It is also used figuratively. Claudication refers to cramplike pains in the calves caused by poor circulation of the blood to the leg muscles. Jaw claudication is pain in the jaw or ear while chewing. The most commonly used application of claudication is to describe the pain in the legs on exertion suffered by arteriopaths. The lack of compliance of the arterial tree, usually due to atherosclerosis, means that ...
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Leg Injuries and Disorders Organizations
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Nemours Foundation http://www.Nemours.org
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/
- American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www.aaos.org/
- American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
- American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society http://www.aofas.org/
- Society of Interventional Radiology http://www.sirweb.org/
- McGraw-Hill Companies
- Merck & Co., Inc.
- Shriners Hospitals for Children
- National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
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