Neuropathic Pain Associated With First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Osteoarthritis: Frequency and Associated Factors

• Published in: Arthritis care & research (2010) Vol. 75; no. 10; pp. 2127 - 2133
• Main Authors: Menz, Hylton B, Allan, Jamie J, Buldt, Andrew K, Landorf, Karl B, Cicuttini, Flavia M, Roddy, Edward, Munteanu, Shannon E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2023; Wiley Periodicals, Inc
• Subjects: Aged; Arthritis; Health Status; Humans; Metatarsophalangeal Joint - diagnostic imaging; Middle Aged; Neuralgia; Neuralgia - diagnosis; Neuralgia - epidemiology; Neuralgia - etiology; Original; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis - complications; Osteoarthritis - diagnostic imaging; Osteoarthritis - epidemiology; Pain; Questionnaires; Surveys and Questionnaires

To determine whether neuropathic pain is a feature of first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint osteoarthritis (OA). A total of 98 participants (mean ± SD age 57.4 ± 10.3 years) with symptomatic radiographic first MTP joint OA completed the PainDETECT questionnaire (PD-Q), which has 9 questions regardin...