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Surgical management of tophaceous gout in the hand

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A patient who suffered from severe deforming arthritis secondary to chronic tophaceous gout with multilobular, solid, tender, enlarged subcutaneous nodules and draining tophi in both hands was evaluated and treated by second ray amputation of the most deformed second finger to provide a more functional result.

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  1. 30 cadde 53/7 Ùmitkoy, 06530 Ankara, Turkey Tel.: +90-312-2141000/5529, Fax: +90-312-2129008, , , , , , TR

    E. Ertug˘rul Şener

  2. Gazi University Medical Faculty, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Besevler 06500, Ankara, Turkey e-mail: servol@tr-net.net.tr, Tel.: +90-532-4226850, Fax: +90-312-2129008, , , , , , TR

    V. B. Güzel & Semih Takka

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Received: 16 November 1998

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Ertug˘rul Şener, E., Güzel, V. & Takka, S. Surgical management of tophaceous gout in the hand. Arch Orth Traum Surg 120, 482–483 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004029900061

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