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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Symmetry Criterion for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Foot: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Jose Alberto Sanchez-Castillo, Andres Reinoso-Cobo, Gabriel Gijon-Nogueron, Rafael Caliz-Caliz, Manuela Exposito-Ruiz, Laura Ramos-Petersen, Ana Belen Ortega-Avila

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Jose Alberto Sanchez-CastilloDepartment of Nursing and Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2851-1801
Andres Reinoso-CoboDepartment of Nursing and Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain.
Gabriel Gijon-NogueronDepartment of Nursing and Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4558-3548
Rafael Caliz-CalizDepartment of Rheumatology, Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, 18014 Granada, Spain.
Manuela Exposito-RuizDepartamento de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, Universidad de Granada, 18100 Granada, Spain.
Laura Ramos-PetersenDepartment of Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Catolica San Antonio de Murcia, 30107 Murcia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9349-7751
Ana Belen Ortega-AvilaDepartment of Nursing and Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5738-5691
Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga · ESUniversidad de Málaga · ESHospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves · ESUniversidad Católica de Murcia · ESUniversidad de Granada · ES

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Abstract

objectiveThe aim of the study was to analyze the feet of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, to determine the degree to which both feet were affected, primarily analyzing the severity of RA in both feet looking at structure and morphology, and secondly looking at the symmetry in terms of the anthropometrics and posture.

methodThis cross-sectional study was conducted from January to December 2018. The data from 229 patients with RA and with foot pain and no RA recruited (Granada, Spain) were analyzed. Two researchers independently interviewed the patients to obtain the study data. The clinical data were obtained using specific foot health and quality of life questionnaires and a validated platform for foot measurement. Anthropometric measurements were obtained by means of a foot measurement platform and the Foot Posture Index (FPI). The bivariate analysis was performed with the Student's

resultsIn the RA group, anthropometric measurements revealed significant differences between the left and right feet in 13 of the 23 parameters considered, as follows: (non-load-bearing) foot length, length of the first metatarsophalangeal joint, maximum height of the internal longitudinal arch, and width of the midfoot (

conclusionsIn patients with RA, statistically significant differences were found in the Foot Posture Index and in several parameters related to foot structure and morphology. From this, we conclude that from a morphological, structural, and postural standpoint, a pattern of symmetric joint involvement should not be viewed as a specific criterion for RA in the foot.

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Arthritis, RheumatoidQuality of LifeCross-Sectional StudiesFootHumansSpainfoot healthfunctionalitypainrheumatoid arthritissymmetry

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