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Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 10/2007

01-12-2007 | Basic Schience

Carpal bone involvement in gout

Authors: J. Terrence Jose Jerome, Balu Sankaran, K. Thirumagal

Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery | Issue 10/2007

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Abstract

The deposition of gout tophi in the hand occurs relatively late in the disease. Involvement of carpal bone is rarely reported in the literature. We present a 40-year-old man with a long duration of gouty arthritis involving the carpal bones.
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Metadata
Title
Carpal bone involvement in gout
Authors
J. Terrence Jose Jerome
Balu Sankaran
K. Thirumagal
Publication date
01-12-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery / Issue 10/2007
Print ISSN: 0936-8051
Electronic ISSN: 1434-3916
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-007-0478-5

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