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Relationship between Foot Pain/Deformities and Risk of Fall in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

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DOI: 
10.7727/wimjopen.2014.217
Pages: 
81–5
Synopsis: 
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk of falls. The results of this study demonstrate that RA patients with foot pain/deformities have a higher risk of fall.

ABSTRACT

Objective: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk of falls. Foot pain/deformities affect the majority of patients with RA. The objective of this study was to determine the influence of foot pain/deformities on risk of fall in patients with RA.

Accepted: 
January 7, 2015
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