Impact of disease duration on forefoot involvement in rheumatoid arthritis remission: clinical, ultrasound, and radiographic insights
Rebeca Bueno Fermoso, Jose Luis Maté-Muñoz, Carmen Martínez Rincón, Juan Miguel López González, Rubén Sánchez-Gómez, Maria Luz González Fernández · 2026
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Description
Rebeca Bueno Fermoso and co-authors study the front of the foot in people whose rheumatoid arthritis is in remission but who still have forefoot pain, in a 2026 study. Hidden inflammation can linger in the small toe joints even when the disease scores read quiet. The team ask how the picture changes with how long the disease has lasted.
They examine 84 patients, split at ten years of disease. Scans and X-rays show the longer group carries more damage: more worn bone, narrowed joint gaps, and slipped joints in the middle toes. Swelling rates were alike in both groups, and strong blood-flow signals were rare, at 6 percent. Early disease hit the big and little toe joints first, while damage piled up in the middle joints over time. The team urge checks of all five toe joints at every stage.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Rebeca Bueno Fermoso, Jose Luis Maté-Muñoz, Carmen Martínez Rincón, Juan Miguel López González, Rubén Sánchez-Gómez, Maria Luz González Fernández |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |