The presence of forefoot problems and the role of surgery in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Table 1 Types of foot and ankle procedures carried out because of rheumatoid arthritis Joint non-sacrificing foot procedures 7 (16/81 procedures) Joint sacrificing foot procedures 7 (100/193 procedures) Release or repair (n = 8) Arthroplasty (n = 5) Achilles tendon (n = 2) Ankle (n = 4) Posterior tibial tendon (n = 6) MTP1 (n = 1) Resection of nodules (n = 5) Resection arthroplasty (n = 39) Foot (n = 5) Lesser toes (Hoffmann) (n = 32) Keller-Lelievre (n = 5) Keller of the fifth ray (n = 2) Wound surgery (n = 1) Arthrodesis (n = 56) "Classic" hallux valgus correction (n = 1) MTP1 (n = 27) PIP of the lesser toes (n = 20) Lesser ray shortening (n = 1) IP of the Hallux (n = 2) Hindfoot (triple arthrodesis) (n = 7) IP, interphalangeal joint; MTP, metatarsophalangeal joint; PIP, proximal interphalangeal joint.