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Foot Osteoarthritis Frequency and Associated Factors in a Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study of White and African American Adults.

Portia P E FlowersAmanda E NelsonMarian T HannanHoward J HillstromJordan B RennerJoanne E JordanYvonne M Golightly
Published in: Arthritis care & research (2021)
Foot radiographic OA and foot symptoms were common in the sample, but both conditions simultaneously (i.e., symptomatic OA) occurred infrequently. Notably, obesity was linked with foot symptomatic OA, perhaps implicating metabolic or mechanical influences.
Keyphrases
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