VÁZQUEZ-BAUTISTA , Carmen

Introducción: La artritis reumatoide (en adelante, AR) afecta entre un 0,3-1,5 % del total de la población mundial. La afectación del pie se da en más del 85 % de todas las personas con AR y se relaciona con deformidades en antepié y retropié valgo. Se han realizado diversos estudios para comprobar el efecto de las ortesis plantares en...

El Área Clínica de Podología de la Universidad de Sevilla cuenta entre sus servicios con la Unidad de Pie de Riesgo. Donde se presta atención podológica integral a pacientes con lesiones podológicas o riesgo de padecerlas por enfermedades sistémicas que comprometen especialmente las funciones neurológicas y vasculares del pie, en especial la...

Una de las pruebas más simple, objetiva, no invasiva y de fácil valoración para la evaluación de enfermedades vasculares en el pie del diabético es el Índice tobillo / brazo (ITB) o Índice de Yao. Alrededor de un 30 % de pacientes diabéticos presentan calcii caciones en la arteria pedia y tibial posterior que podemos comprobar si el índice...

Introducción: Las patologías podológicas son uno de los mayores problemas en personas con artritis reumatoide. La prescripción de distintos tipos de ortesis plantares es una práctica común en estos pacientes con dolor en los pies, aunque su eficacia no se ha evaluado rigurosamente. Pacientes y métodos: Se trata de un ensayo clínico aleatorio....

This work presents a protocol to prevent the transmission of multidrug-resistant infections. We focus on the Diabetic Foot Unit Podiatry Clinic Area attached to the University of Seville in particular. The most common complication for patients with diabetes is leg ulcers. Together with neuropathy, vasculopathy, and immunological response...

Objetivos: El objetivo de este trabajo es comparar las características articulares de los pies de pacientes con ciática, con las de los pies de personas sin esta patología. Pacientes y métodos: Se trata de un estudio descriptivo transversal. Se incluyeron 20 pacientes con ciática y 20 pacientes sin esta patología emparejados por edad y sexo....

Ehlers–Danlos syndrome is a heterogeneous group of connective tissue disorders causing pain, fatigue, and disabilities; it has several implications for patients who suffer from this disease. The major clinical manifestations of EDS include joint hypermobility, skin hyperextensibility, and generalized conjunctive tissue fragility. This research...

Foot problems are highly prevalent in people with rheumatoid arthritis. This study aims to explore the foot morphology, pain and function in rheumatoid arthritis patients and the relation with the time of disease debut. A cross-sectional study was designed. Footprint, the Foot Posture Index, the hallux valgus prevalence, foot pain and function...

This study focuses on the assessment of the mechanical effect produced by Morton's extension as an orthopedic intervention in patients with bilateral foot pronation posture, through a variation in hindfoot and forefoot prone-supinator forces during the stance phase of gait. A quasi-experimental and transversal research was designed comparing...

Background: Pain and fatigue are major clinical manifestations in patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS). The aim of this study is to measure change of the effects of custom-made foot orthotics on some manifestations related to EDS, such as foot pain, foot functionality, fatigue, and quality of life. Methods: Thirty-six patients with EDS...

The co-existence of complications and diabetes mellitus is related to a worsening in quality of life compared to not presenting comorbidities. This study aimed to investigate whether there is a different impact on quality of life according to gender and to establish the physiological parameters that these patients have in relation to...

Objetivo: Describir características de los pies de pacientes con lupus eritematoso sistémico (LES) como la postura y el tipo de pie, la presencia de deformidades, y si manifiestan o no dolor. Pacientes y métodos: Se trata de un estudio observacional transversal. Se cuantifica el dolor del pie mediante la Numeric Pain Rating Scale 11...

Introduction Systemic lupus erythaematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease of heterogeneous involvement. The disease may affect feet with a high prevalence of symptoms such as, for example, pain, forefoot and rearfoot deformities, and biomechanics dysfunctions. Custom-made foot orthoses (CMFO) have been previously reported to be effective...

The aim of this work was to investigate the relationship foot pain and foot disability have with HRQoL in groups of women with RA, SLE and EDS, in comparison with a control group. A cross-sectional study was carried out with females with one of these conditions and a control group. The SF-12 questionnaire was used to collect data about quality...

Objective: To determine the effect of foot orthoses on pain, disability and foot functionality in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Design: Randomized clinical trial. Setting: University Podiatric Clinical Area. Subjects: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Interventions: Patients were randomly assigned to either group A,...

Background/Objectives: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory disease of an autoimmune nature that causes pain and disability in affected patients. Foot pain has become a challenge due to its negative impact on physical function. The objective of this updated systematic review is to describe the effect of foot orthoses and/or...