Correlation in the Coronal Angle between Knee and Hindfoot Was Observed in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Unless Talocrural Joint Was Destroyed

The purpose of this study is to investigate the compensatory correlation between knee and hindfoot in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This cross-sectional study included 218 patients (407 lower extremities). Radiographs of the hindfoot and full-length posteroanterior hip-to-calcaneus standi...

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Main Authors: Kohei Nishitani, Hiromu Ito, Yoshiharu Shimozono, Moritoshi Furu, Masayuki Azukizawa, Motomu Hashimoto, Masao Tanaka, Tsuneyo Mimori, Shuichi Matsuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4051706