Abstract
Walking difficulties are a serious cause for concern to the rheumatoid patient and the lower limbs are a major source of pain. There is more attention devoted to problems affecting the hip and knee than those of the ankle and foot. A survey of 100 consecutive rheumatoid patients presenting with walking difficulties showed the following distribution of joints responsible: the hip 2%, the knee 53%, the ankle and hindfoot 20% and the forefoot 25%. The ankle and foot were the source of almost half the walking problems in these patients.
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Benjamin, A., Helal, B., Copeland, S.A., Edwards, J.C.W. (1993). The Ankle and Foot. In: Surgical Repair and Reconstruction in Rheumatoid Disease. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1942-5_17
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