Foot symptom trajectories over seven years and relationship to potential prognostic factors: the clinical assessment study of the foot

Abstract

Purpose: Foot pain is common and disabling in older people and a frequent reason for primary care consultation, despite this there are few prospective studies examining the course of foot pain. While there is evidence of distinct progressive trajectories at the knee, hip, and hand, it is not currently known if such trajectories exist at the foot and which patients are at risk of poor outcome. The aim of this study was to investigate foot symptom trajectories over seven years and ascertain whether progressive symptom trajectories are associated with potential generic and foot-specific prognostic factors.