Relationship between lower limb vascular characteristics, peripheral arterial disease and gait in rheumatoid arthritis.

Peta Ellen TehanSarah StewartVivienne Helaine ChuterMatthew CarrollKatelyn Jane RutherfurdAngela Brenton-Rule

Published in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2019)

This study did not identify different lower limb vascular characteristics in people with RA compared to matched controls. However, in people with RA, abnormal Doppler and TBI results are associated with slower walking velocity.

Keyphrases

lower limb
rheumatoid arthritis
disease activity
traumatic brain injury
ankylosing spondylitis
blood flow
interstitial lung disease
systemic sclerosis
severe traumatic brain injury
cerebral palsy