Abstract:[Objective] To search the risk factors of postoperative complications in rheumatoid foot. [Methods] A retrospective study was conducted on 147 patients who had rheumatoid foot treated surgically from January 2013 to September 2024. The incidence of postoperative complications was statistically analyzed. Univariate comparison and binary logistic regression were used to search the factors related to postoperative complications of rheumatoid foot. [Results] Among the 147 patients, 16 patients (10.9%) had complications, including 8 with poor incision healing (5.4%), 4 with postoperative infection (2.7%), 2 with deformity recurrence (1.4%), and 2 with internal fixation failure (1.4%), while the remaining 131 patients (89.1%) had no complications. Regarding univariate comparison, the complication group was significantly higher than the non-complication group in the following items, including age [(68.6±7.4) years vs (60.4±7.0) years, P=0.004]. BMI [(27.9±3.3) kg/m2 vs (24.2±3.9) kg/m2 , P=0.018], cortical steroid use dosage [low/medium/high, (3/8/5) vs (13/96/22), P<0.001] and duration [(121.5±14.6) months vs (62.1±11.3) months, P<0.001], immunosuppressant use dosage [low/medium/high, (3/7/6) vs (16/89/26), P< 0.001] and the duration [(116.2±10.5) months vs (70.3±13.8) months, P<0.001], smoking [yes/no, (11/5) vs (39/92), P=0.021], diabetes [yes/ no, (14/2) vs (23/108), P<0.001], and operation time [(167.4±8.3) min vs (143.7±20.2) min, P=0.003]. As results of binary logistic regression, the age (OR=2.413, 95%CI: 1.345~4.578, P=0.021), diabetes (OR=2.983, 95%CI: 1.005~8.345, P=0.004), cortical steroid and immunosuppressant use (OR=3.278, 95%CI: 1.003~9.796, P<0.001) were the independent risk factor for postoperative complications of rheumatoid foot. [Conclusion] The patients with advanced age, diabetes, cortical steroid and immunosuppressant useage are at higher risk of postoperative complications in rheumatoid foot , and perioperative management should be strengthened in clinical practice to reduce the incidence of complications.