title: Tarsal ankylosis in juvenile and adult onset rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: It has been suggested that tarsal arthritis with ankylosis may be characteristic of late onset Still's disease. In our study 16 of 88 (18%) patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) and 22 of 97 (23%) patients with adult RA had radiographic findings of tarsal joint ankylosis. In our patients, tarsal bony fusion was not related to type of disease onset, age of onset or sex; rather it was related to a longer duration of disease. Tarsal ankylosis should not be regarded as a special feature of Still's disease since it can also be seen in adult RA.
authors: Department of Medicine, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors: O
authors: O
authors: García-Morteo
authors: S E
authors: SE
authors: Gusis
authors: L F
authors: LF
authors: Somma
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Maldonado-Cocco
mesh_terms: D000844:Ankylosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013640:Tarsal Joints / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging