title: The rheumatoid foot and ankle: current evidence.
abstract: The management of rheumatoid patients is a complex process due to the chronic, systemic, multi-joint and extra-articular nature of the disease. In comparison, osteoarthritis and post-traumatic arthritis usually involve a single joint and are hence not comparable to rheumatoid pathology. This review sets out to specifically look at studies on rheumatoid patients with interventions for foot or ankle disease. MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane databases, Current Controlled Trials and the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform are all searched for relevant studies.
authors.affiliation: Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Arrowe Park Hospital, Arrowe Park Road, Upton, Wirral CH49 5PE, United Kingdom. davidloveday@hotmail.com
authors.forename: David T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Loveday
authors.forename: Gillian E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Nick P J
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Geary
mesh_terms: D000843:Ankle Joint; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000628:therapy*; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000628:therapy*