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Comparison of the effects of forefoot joint-preserving arthroplasty and resection-replacement arthroplasty on walking plantar pressure distribution and patient-based outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Kosuke EbinaMakoto HiraoKeishi TakagiSachi UenoTokimitsu MorimotoHozo MatsuokaKazuma KitaguchiToru IwahashiJun HashimotoHideki Yoshikawa
Published in: PloS one (2017)
Joint-preserving arthroplasty resulted in higher 1st MTP joint and lower 2nd-3rd MTP joint pressures than resection-replacement arthroplasty, which were associated with better patient-based outcomes.
Keyphrases
  • case report
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