Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 94-102, June 2012

The rheumatoid foot and ankle: Current evidence

  • David T. Loveday, BSc, MBBS, FRCS (Tr & Orth)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Orthopaedic Department, Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Arrowe Park Hospital, Arrowe Park Road, Upton, Wirral CH49 5PE, United Kingdom. Tel.: +44 0151 482 7760; fax: +44 0151 482 7718.
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  • Gillian E. Jackson, MBChB, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
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  • Nick P.J. Geary, MBChB, FRCS

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Arrowe Park Hospital, Arrowe Park Road, Upton, Wirral CH49 5PE, United Kingdom

Received 9 February 2011; received in revised form 19 May 2011; accepted 30 June 2011. published online 01 August 2011.

Abstract 

The management of rheumatoid patients is a complex process due to the chronic, systemic, multi-joint and extra-articular nature of the disease. In comparison, osteoarthritis and post-traumatic arthritis usually involve a single joint and are hence not comparable to rheumatoid pathology. This review sets out to specifically look at studies on rheumatoid patients with interventions for foot or ankle disease. MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane databases, Current Controlled Trials and the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform are all searched for relevant studies.

Keywords: Rheumatoid, Foot, Ankle

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PII: S1268-7731(11)00102-0

doi:10.1016/j.fas.2011.06.001

Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 94-102, June 2012

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