[A new clinical entity: "the algodystrophic intermittent claudication of the lower limbs syndrome" (author's transl)]

A new clinical entity is proposed by the authors, "the algodystrophic intermittent claudication of the lower limbs syndrome", characterised by diffuse pains in the foot, having neither a constrictive nature, nor a radicular distribution. The pain appears after walking a certain distance, forcing the patient to stop, and reappears when he starts to walk again. Bone isotopic examinations and repeated radiographic investigations should be conducted when confronted with such a clinical syndrome in order to confirm the diagnosis of algodystrophy. In view of the polymorphic nature of this affection, it is not surprising that new clinical aspects can still be described at the present time.