Tophaceous gout: An unusual cause of multiple fractures

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-96

  Nguyen, C ^a   Ea, H K ^a,b   Palazzo, E ^c   Liote, F ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; BENZBROMARONE; COLCHICINE; CYTOKINE; FUROSEMIDE; PROBENECID; PROTEINASE; URATE; URIC ACID;

AGED; ANKLE EDEMA; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE EROSION; BONE FRAGILITY; BONE LESION; CASE REPORT; CELL ACTIVATION; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR NECK; GOUT; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPESTHESIA; ILIAC BONE; INJURY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; MEDLINE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; METATARSAL BONE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OSTEOCLAST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATELLA FRACTURE; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PHALANX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIC BONE; TOPHACEOUS GOUT;

AGED; ANKLE INJURIES; ARTHRITIS, GOUTY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; GOUT; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPLINTS; TOES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76749086083     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009740903061428     Document Type: Article

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