Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common chronic immunologic and debilitating disease affecting about 0.5–1% of the population worldwide.1 It is a systemic disorder involving mainly the peripheral synovial joints in a symmetrical fashion and leads to the progressive destruction of the involved joints.
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Dietze, A. (2012). Rheumatoid Foot Reconstruction. In: Saxena, A. (eds) International Advances in Foot and Ankle Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-609-2_33
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