Clinical audit of foot problems in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated at Counties Manukau District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand

BACKGROUND: At diagnosis, 16% of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients may have foot joint involvement, increasing to 90% as disease duration increases. This can lead to joint instability, difficulties in walking and limitation in functional ability that restricts activities of daily living. The podiat...

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Autores principales: Rome, Keith, Gow, Peter J, Dalbeth, Nicola, Chapman, Jonathan M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2685775/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19442310
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-2-16