Clinical and Structural Associations of Disability and Gait Performance in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis in Remission and Metatarsal Pain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may continue to experience foot-related disability despite clinical remission. Foot involvement is associated with self-reported disability and objective gait alterations. Foot involvement is heterogeneous; studying patients with localised forefoot pain may help clarify which structural and inflammatory factors are associated with functional impairment.

Objectives

To identify clinical, structural and imaging factors associated with disability and gait performance in patients with RA in clinical remission with metatarsal-region forefoot pain.

Methods

Cross-sectional study of 81 patients with RA in remission with metatarsal-region forefoot pain. Outcomes were Foot Function Index disability and activity limitation (FFI-D

SUBMITTER: Bueno Fermoso R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12901661 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature