Pathological Fracture of the Femoral Neck due to Tophaceous Gout : An Unusual Case of Gout

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A 48-year-old man visited the emergency room with right hip pain that started abruptly while walking out of the bathroom. Computed tomography showed an intraosseous mass in the femoral neck. The patient had a 15-year history of gout and had numerous bilateral tophi in his hands, feet, knees, and elbows. After operation, we diagnosed a pathological fracture due to intraosseous tophi. Patients with hip pain who have many subcutaneous tophi and long-standing gout should be diagnosed carefully. Peri-hip joint pain caused by gout is uncommon, however, if a patient complains of pain, a simple X-ray may be required. If intraosseous tophi are present, appropriate treatment (e.g., strict hyperuricemia control with or without prophylactic internal fixation), may be required before fracture occurs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

Enthalten in:

Hip & pelvis - 31(2019), 4 vom: 31. Dez., Seite 238-241

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jeon, Yoo-Sun [VerfasserIn]
Hwang, Deuk-Soo [VerfasserIn]
Hwang, Jung-Mo [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Jeong-Kil [VerfasserIn]
Park, Young-Cheol [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Case Reports
Femoral neck fracture
Gout arthritis
Intraosseous tophi
Subcutaneous tophi

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Date Revised 01.10.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.5371/hp.2019.31.4.238

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM304262358