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How Should We Count the Toe Joints in the 66/68 Joint Count in Psoriatic Arthritis? Results of an International Survey

Gabriele De Marco, Helena Marzo-Ortega and Philip S. Helliwell
The Journal of Rheumatology April 2025, jrheum.2025-0072; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0072
Gabriele De Marco
G. De Marco, PhD, NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
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Helena Marzo-Ortega
H. Marzo-Ortega, PhD, NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
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P.S. Helliwell, MD, PhD, NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
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While we were conducting a recent randomized clinical trial,1 it became apparent that there is some confusion about which of the toe joints to count in the 66/68 swollen and tender joint count, the industry standard in clinical trials in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The 76/78 swollen and tender joint counts assess the individual joints of the lesser toes, but the 66/68 joint counts may not always do this.

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