Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Orthopaedics, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Malays Orthop J, 2016 Nov;10(3):58-59.
PMID: 28553453 DOI: 10.5704/MOJ.1611.015

Abstract

Gout is a well known metabolic disorder characterized by the formation of urate crystals in joints resulting in recurrent attacks of acute inflammatory arthritis following which tophi can occur in joints or subcutaneous tissues. We report a rare localization of gouty tophi in a 52 years old male. The tophi had formed over the stainless steel implant used for the fixation of a lateral malleolus fracture 20 years ago.

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