Multidisciplinary foot care program is no more effective than usual care for JIA .
The effectiveness of a multidisciplinary foot care program for children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: An exploratory trial
J Rehabil Med. 2013 May 3;45(5):467-76. doi: 10.2340/16501977-113044 children, suffering from Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), were allocated either to multi-disciplinary foot care based on musculoskeletal ultrasounds, or to standard medical care. Evaluating the efficacy of the multi-disciplinary care, 12 month results indicated no differences between the two groups in terms of foot impairments, disability, and health-related quality of life, as measured by Juvenile Arthritis Foot Disability Index, clinical examinations, and Childhood-Health Assessment and Quality of Life of questionnaires.
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