RT Journal Article
T1 Surgical Treatment for the Ankle and Foot in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review.
A1 Ortega-Avila, Ana Belen
A1 Moreno-Velasco, Antonio
A1 Cervera-Garvi, Pablo
A1 Martinez-Rico, Magdalena
A1 Chicharro-Luna, Esther
A1 Gijon-Noqueron, Gabriel
K1 ankle
K1 foot
K1 rheumatoid arthritis
K1 surgical treatment
K1 systematic review
AB The aim was to identify effective surgical treatments for patients with rheumatoid arthritis in the foot and/or ankle. A systematic review of the literature was conducted via a data search of the PubMed, Scopus, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and PROSPERO databases, from their inception until June 2019. Only non-randomized controlled trials and cohort studies were included in this review. Two of the present authors independently assessed the quality of each study and extracted the relevant data. A quality assessment of all articles was performed using the methodological index for non-randomized studies criteria. In addition, the Newcastle Ottawa scale was used for cohort studies. Thirteen studies met the inclusion criteria (five cohort studies and eight NRCTs). The total population considered was 923 patients (570 patients had RA), with a mean age of 58.8 years. Regarding the risk of bias, both the NRCTs and the cohort studies had a moderate level of quality. Despite the relatively low quality of these studies, surgical treatment for the foot and/or ankle is shown to reduce pain and improve functionality in patients with RA, in the short term (6-12 months).
SN 2077-0383
YR 2019
FD 2019-12-24
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/25167
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/25167
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 11, 2025