Tarsal tunnel syndrome caused by tophaceous gout: A case report

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 151-155

  Wakabayashi, Toshiyuki ^a   Irie, Kazunori ^a   Yamanaka, Hisashi ^a   Iwatani, Masako ^a   Inoue, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gout; Magnetic resonance imaging; Tarsal tunnel syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GOUT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPESTHESIA; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHOE; SKIING; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TARSAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 0031821117     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124743-199806000-00012     Document Type: Article

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