A clinical classification system for rheumatoid forefoot deformity

Publication year: 2011 Source: Foot and Ankle Surgery, Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2011, Pages 158-165 Peter F. Doorn, Noël L.W. Keijsers, Jacques van Limbeek, Patricia G. Anderson, Roland F.J.M. Laan, … Background and purposeIn the present study a classification system for the rheumatoid forefoot is reported with its intra- and interobserver reliability and clinical relevance. The classification is based on the sequence of anatomical changes resulting from the loss of integrity of the MTP joints, loss of motion and changes regarding the quality and position of the plantar soft tissues

Publication year: 2011 Source: Foot and Ankle Surgery, Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2011, Pages 158-165 Peter F. Doorn, Noël L.W. Keijsers, Jacques van Limbeek, Patricia G. Anderson, Roland F.J.M. Laan, … Background and purposeIn the present study a classification system for the rheumatoid forefoot is reported with its intra- and interobserver reliability and clinical relevance. The classification is based on the sequence of anatomical changes resulting from the loss of integrity of the MTP joints, loss of motion and changes regarding the quality and position of the plantar soft tissues

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A clinical classification system for rheumatoid forefoot deformity