Abstract
Arthritis of the foot and ankle may occur in multiple joints. These entities may be subdivided into the area of the foot or ankle in which they occur: ankle, hindfoot, midfoot, and hallux rigidus in the great toe. Etiology is often related to previous trauma. Patients may commonly present with pain or stiffness of specific joints with limitations of activities. Initial treatment is usually conservative with bracingcorticosteroid injections. Advanced arthritis may be treated with arthroplasty or arthrodesis of the involved joints.
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Wolf, M.R., Geaney, L.E. (2017). Foot and Ankle Arthritis. In: Eltorai, A., Eberson, C., Daniels, A. (eds) Orthopedic Surgery Clerkship. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52567-9_96
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