Comparison of health-related quality of life between patients with different metatarsalgia types and matched healthy controls: a cross-sectional analysis.
Natalia Tovaruela-CarriónDaniel López-LópezMarta Elena Losa IglesiasVerónica Álvarez-RuízGemma Melero-GonzálezCésar Calvo LoboRicardo Becerro de Bengoa-VallejoPublished in: Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina (2019)
This study demonstrated that presence of metatarsalgia had a negative impact on foot health-related QoL. Foot-specific health and general health were poorer among patients with metatarsalgia, especially among those with secondary and iatrogenic metatarsalgia, in comparison with matched healthy controls.