Biomechanical podiatric evaluation in an Italian cohort of patients with systemic sclerosis: A pilot study.

Objective: Foot problems are often present in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) patients, however studies regarding podiatric problems related to SSc are lacking and there are no data evaluating the foot biomechanical changes. The aim of the present pilot study was to evaluate podiatric problems in an Italian cohort of SSc patients by assessing received podiatric services, foot pain and disability and biomechanical foot deformity.

Material And Methods: 25 consecutive SSc patients were enrolled from the Division of Rheumatology, University of Florence.