Prevalence of feet and ankle arthritis and their impact on clinical indices in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of foot and/or ankle arthritis (FAA) and its impact on clinical indices in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Methods

This cross-sectional study used data from the Korean College of Rheumatology Biologics & Targeted therapy registry to observe clinical outcomes of patients undergoing biologics therapy and conventional therapy. FAA was defined as ≥1 tender or swollen joint in the ankle and/or 1st-5th metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joints. Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28), Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 (RAPID3), Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI), and Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) were assessed.

Results

Among 2046 patients, 598 had FAA. The ankle joint was the most commonly involved joint in FA

SUBMITTER: Lee SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6737695 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature