Multiple stress fractures in the hindfoot in rheumatoid arthritis.
A case of nontraumatic bilateral multiple stress fractures of the hindfoot in a 60-year-old white man with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is described. Review of the literature indicates that stress fractures of the calcaneus and other bones of the hindfoot are an unusual complication of RA and have not been reported previously. Factors leading to the development of stress fractures in the patient with RA are discussed.
Semba
C P
CP
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of California San Diego Medical Center, 92103.
Mitchell
M J
MJ
Sartoris
D J
DJ
Resnick
D
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D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed