Swan-Neck-Like Deformity of the Forefoot Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report

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  • スワンネック様の前足部変形を呈した関節リウマチの１例

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Swan-neck-like deformity of the forefoot has been only rarely reported. We present a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who developed a swan-neck-like deformity in the feet. A 52-year-old woman with a 2-year history of seropositive RA was referred to our hospital, because she had been unable to walk for half a year due to knee pain, except in a squatting gait. On physical examination, both knees showed marked valgus instability due to bone defects. Notably, both forefeet showed uncommon deformities resembling the swan-neck deformities of the hands, which had developed progressively during her gait disturbance. We speculated that the altered mechanical stress on the feet, by severe gait disturbance including her squatting gait, played a role in the development of the deformity.

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  • CRID
    1390282679737920384
  • NII Article ID
    130004002854
  • DOI
    10.11551/jsjd1982.22.255
  • ISSN
    18849059
    02873214
  • Text Lang
    ja
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