Carroll, MJoyce, WBrenton-Rule, ADalbeth, NRome, K2014-12-082014-12-0820132013Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2013, 6:10. DOI: 10.1186/1757-1146-6-101757-1146https://hdl.handle.net/10292/8202The foot and ankle are frequently affected in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). One of the negative consequences of RA on the physical function of patients is a decrease in muscle strength. However, little is known about foot and muscle strength in this population. The aim of the study was to evaluate significant differences in foot and ankle muscle strength between patients with established RA against age and sex-matched controls using hand-held dynamometry.This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Journal ArticleOpenAccess10.1186/1757-1146-6-10