A pilot investigation of the prevalence of US-detectable forefoot joint pathology and reported foot-related disability in participants with systemic lupus erythematosus

Table 1 Summary findings of musculoskeletal US scanning of the forefeet and hands

^aSubmetatarsal and intermetatarsal bursa
^bOut of a possible combined score range of 0–30(using US grading of 0 to 3 for both SH and PD for each of the 10 MCP and10 MTP joints)
^cOut of a possible score range of 0–18 (5 submetatarsal and 4 intermetatarsal bursa on each foot)
^dOut of a possible combined score range of 0–54 (using US grading of 0 to 3 for each of the 18 bursal spaces imaged per patient)

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