Foot problems in psoriatic arthritis: high burden and low care provision.

摘要

Global functional and disability are equivalent for psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) despite lower levels of peripheral joint damage in PsA for equivalent disease duration. Turner et al have recently shown that RA is associated with moderate to high levels of foot and ankle-related impairment and disability. We have extended this observation to patients with PsA and included provision of foot care.