Aetiologies of leg pain among patients presenting to a vascular vurgery clinic
Document Type
Article
Department
Vascular Surgery
Abstract
Objective: To determine the frequency and pattern of different aetiologies of leg pain among patients visiting vascular surgery clinics.
Study design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: Vascular Surgery Clinics of the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, between February 2021 and June 2023.
Methodology: This study examined patients presenting with leg pain for the first time at vascular surgery clinics. The socio-demographic and clinical data including the clinical symptoms, physical examination findings, and management of leg pain were noted using a specially designed proforma.
Results: In a total of 142 patients (200 limbs), 82 (57.7%) were females and 60 (42.3%) were males, with a mean age of 46.8 ± 15.1 years. The patients' mean body mass index (BMI) was 30.2 ± 7.9 kg/m2. Ninety-one (64.1%) patients had a predominantly standing job compared to 51 (35.9%) patients who had a predominantly sitting job. The most common aetiology of leg pain was chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), diagnosed in 107 (53.5%) patients, followed by neurogenic pain [41 (20.5%)], musculoskeletal pain including knee osteoarthritis [30 (15.0%)], and arterial insufficiency [22 (11.0%)]. Conclusion: CVI followed by neuropathic pain was the leading cause of leg pain in vascular surgery clinics at a tertiary care hospital.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
DOI
10.29271/jcpsp.2024.07.817
Recommended Citation
Rehman, Z.,
Anees, M.,
Riaz, A.,
Shaikh, H.,
Siddiqui, N.,
Shaikh, F. A.
(2024). Aetiologies of leg pain among patients presenting to a vascular vurgery clinic. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 34(7), 817-821.
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