Prevalence, impact and care of foot problems in people with rheumatoid arthritis: results from a United Kingdom based cross-sectional survey

Prevalence, impact and care of foot problems in people with rheumatoid arthritis: results from a United Kingdom based cross-sectional survey

Abstract Background Foot symptoms in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) derive from a combination of inflammation, altered foot mechanics, deformity and secondary skin lesions. Guidelines recommend regular review of patients’ feet, but the extent to which the general population of RA patients report foot sym...

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Main Authors: Oonagh Wilson, Sarah Hewlett, James Woodburn, Jon Pollock, John Kirwan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
Subjects:
Feet
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
Prevalence
Foot care
RA population survey
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13047-017-0229-y

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