The rheumatoid arthritis issue of "Foot and Ankle Clinics" will highlight the current gold standard surgical procedures used in rheumatoid patients. It will also feature the newer joint-sparing and joint replacement techniques that are being performed by several of the most prominent surgeons in the world today. Two additional articles will focus on recommended strategies for managing disease - modifying anti-rheumatic drugs in the peri-operative period, as well as a current concepts review on the medical management of rheumatoid arthritis.