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. 2017;55(2):73-78.
doi: 10.5114/reum.2017.67601. Epub 2017 Apr 28.

Evaluation of foot static disturbances in patients with rheumatic diseases

Anna Kuryliszyn-Moskal  1 , Katarzyna Kaniewska  1 , Zofia Dzięcioł-Anikiej  1 , Piotr Adrian Klimiuk  2
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Evaluation of foot static disturbances in patients with rheumatic diseases

Anna Kuryliszyn-Moskal et al. Reumatologia. 2017.

Abstract

Objectives: Rheumatic diseases such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis constitute the most frequent pathological states leading to the development of foot deformities, which reduce quality of life and cause disability. The aim of the present study was to compare the results of plantoconturographic examinations, obtained by means of a computer podoscope, in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis patients. Special attention was paid to the differences in the values of each parameter determining the level of foot function.

Material and methods: The study was performed in 94 female patients divided into two groups according to the type of disease. There were 54 patients with rheumatoid arthritis and 40 with osteoarthritis. The control group consisted of 34 healthy women. The plantographic assessment of static foot structure was carried out by means of a device for computer-aided foot examination.

Results: A fallen transverse arch of the right foot was statistically much more frequent in the rheumatoid arthritis patients than in osteoarthritis patients or the control group (p < 0.005 and p < 0.05, respectively). Significant differences in the values of the Wejsflog index were observed in the case of left foot between rheumatoid arthritis patients and the control group (p < 0.05). Similarly, there were statistically significant differences in the values of the hallux valgus angle (α) for the right foot between rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis patients or control group (in both cases p < 0.05).

Conclusions: Rheumatic diseases predispose patients to disturbances of static foot function. The obtained results highlight the importance of diagnosing foot static disturbances in the prevention of destructive changes affecting the functioning of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Keywords: flatfoot; foot deformities; hallux valgus.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Fig. 1
Percentage of prevalence of transverse arch pathology based on the value of the Wejsflog index.
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Fig. 2
Percentage of prevalence of the first metatarsophalangeal joint pathology based on the value of the α angle.
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