A descriptive study of foot problems in children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA). 1994

G Spraul, and G Koenning

In this study, we evaluated the feet of 144 consecutive children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) during a routine outpatient visit to discover patterns of foot problems. We found that all but nine subjects had at least 1 of 21 foot problems, categorized as inflammation, limitation of motion, and abnormal alignment. Overall, pronated rearfoot and midfoot were observed in 73% and 72% of JRA patients, respectively. Additionally, 36% had splayfoot, whereas 35% of subjects had ankle limitation of motion. Other common foot problems included pronated forefoot, rearfoot and forefoot synovitis, forefoot limitation of motion, and toe valgus. Significant differences in the occurrence of various foot problems were observed among JRA onset/course subgroups and were influenced by both age and disease duration. Specifically, subjects with polyarticular JRA had more forefoot limitation and toe valgus, whereas subjects with pauciarticular JRA had pronated forefoot more often. Ankle limitation of motion, although unrelated to the JRA sub-group, was related to the duration of JRA. Subjects with longer disease histories also had toe valgus more often. Conversely, forefoot limitation of motion seemed to be more a function of age than of disease duration. These results indicate that foot problems are common in the JRA population, and they underscore the need for thorough evaluation and physical therapy management.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D003430 Cross-Sectional Studies Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time. Disease Frequency Surveys,Prevalence Studies,Analysis, Cross-Sectional,Cross Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Survey,Surveys, Disease Frequency,Analyses, Cross Sectional,Analyses, Cross-Sectional,Analysis, Cross Sectional,Cross Sectional Analyses,Cross Sectional Studies,Cross Sectional Survey,Cross-Sectional Analyses,Cross-Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Study,Cross-Sectional Surveys,Disease Frequency Survey,Prevalence Study,Studies, Cross-Sectional,Studies, Prevalence,Study, Cross-Sectional,Study, Prevalence,Survey, Cross-Sectional,Survey, Disease Frequency,Surveys, Cross-Sectional
D005260 Female Females
D005534 Foot Diseases Anatomical and functional disorders affecting the foot. Foot Disease
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D001171 Arthritis, Juvenile Arthritis in children, with onset before 16 years of age. The terms juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) refer to classification systems for chronic arthritis in children. Only one subtype of juvenile arthritis (polyarticular-onset, rheumatoid factor-positive) clinically resembles adult rheumatoid arthritis and is considered its childhood equivalent. Arthritis, Juvenile Chronic,Arthritis, Juvenile Idiopathic,Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid,Childhood Arthritis,PCJIA,PJIA Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis,Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis,Polyarticular-Course Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis,Still's Disease, Juvenile-Onset,Enthesitis-Related Arthritis, Juvenile,Juvenile Chronic Arthritis,Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis,Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis,Juvenile-Onset Still Disease,Juvenile-Onset Stills Disease,Oligoarthritis, Juvenile,Polyarthritis, Juvenile, Rheumatoid Factor Negative,Polyarthritis, Juvenile, Rheumatoid Factor Positive,Psoriatic Arthritis, Juvenile,Still Disease, Juvenile-Onset,Systemic Arthritis, Juvenile,Arthritides, Childhood,Arthritis, Childhood,Arthritis, Juvenile Enthesitis-Related,Arthritis, Juvenile Psoriatic,Arthritis, Juvenile Systemic,Childhood Arthritides,Chronic Arthritis, Juvenile,Enthesitis Related Arthritis, Juvenile,Idiopathic Arthritis, Juvenile,Juvenile Arthritis,Juvenile Enthesitis-Related Arthritis,Juvenile Oligoarthritis,Juvenile Onset Still Disease,Juvenile Onset Stills Disease,Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis,Juvenile Systemic Arthritis,Juvenile-Onset Still's Disease,Rheumatoid Arthritis, Juvenile,Still Disease, Juvenile Onset,Still's Disease, Juvenile Onset,Stills Disease, Juvenile-Onset
D016059 Range of Motion, Articular The distance and direction to which a bone joint can be extended. Range of motion is a function of the condition of the joints, muscles, and connective tissues involved. Joint flexibility can be improved through appropriate MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES. Passive Range of Motion,Joint Flexibility,Joint Range of Motion,Range of Motion,Flexibility, Joint

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