Open AccessInsufficiency fractures of the knee, ankle, and foot in rheumatoid arthritis: A case series and case-control study
Author(s) -
Aysun Yurtsever,
Steen Kåre Fagerberg,
Claus Rasmussen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of rheumatology :/european journal of rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2147-9720
pISSN - 2148-4279
DOI - 10.5152/eurjrheum.2020.19196
Subject(s) - medicine , ankle , insufficiency fracture , rheumatoid arthritis , foot (prosody) , magnetic resonance imaging , radiological weapon , rheumatology , wrist , surgery , radiography , knee pain , radiology , osteoarthritis , osteoporosis , linguistics , philosophy , alternative medicine , pathology
To evaluate cases of insufficiency fractures verified by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the knee, ankle, and foot in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) cared for in our clinic over an 8-year period, to identify possible risk factors, and to test these in a case-control study.