GOUT PRESENTING AS NONUNION OF A PATELLAR FRACTURE

Authors
ESPINOSAMORALES R ESCALANTE A
Citation
R. Espinosamorales et A. Escalante, GOUT PRESENTING AS NONUNION OF A PATELLAR FRACTURE, Journal of rheumatology, 24(7), 1997, pp. 1421-1422
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology
Journal title
Journal of rheumatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0315162X
Volume
24
Issue
7
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1421 - 1422
Database
ISI
SICI code
0315-162X(1997)24:7<1421:GPANOA>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
We describe a 34-year-old man in whom non-union of a patellar fracture led to an unrecognized diagnosis of gout. He presented with a mass in the superolateral quadrant of the patella, which had the radiographic appearance of a non-united fracture. In the operating room, a gouty t ophus was found. Although patellar tophi are uncommon, gout should be included in the differential diagnosis of non-united patellar fracture s.