TY - JOUR
T1 - Total knee arthroplasty in a patient with subcutaneous and intra-articular tophaceous gout: A case report
AU - Aguilera, Xavier
AU - Gonzalez, Jose Carlos
AU - Celaya, Fernando
AU - Jordan, Marcos
AU - Diaz-Torne, Cesar
AU - Monllau, Joan Carles
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - © 2014, J. Michael Ryan Publishing Inc. All rights reserved. Total knee arthroplasty is a common operation for all types of arthritis, including chronic gouty arthritis. Tophi deposits are a well-known cause of joint destruction, but simultaneous subcutaneous and articular tophaceous gout is exceptional. We report a patient who required bilateral total knee replacement for this rare condition.
AB - © 2014, J. Michael Ryan Publishing Inc. All rights reserved. Total knee arthroplasty is a common operation for all types of arthritis, including chronic gouty arthritis. Tophi deposits are a well-known cause of joint destruction, but simultaneous subcutaneous and articular tophaceous gout is exceptional. We report a patient who required bilateral total knee replacement for this rare condition.
M3 - Article
SN - 2328-4633
VL - 72
SP - 173
EP - 175
JO - Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Diseases
JF - Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Diseases
IS - 2
ER -