Anatomical site | US finding | Hyperuricemic (n= 100 tendons) | Normouricemic (n= 104 tendons) | Pvalue |
---|---|---|---|---|
Quadriceps tendon, n (%) | Enthesopathy | 5 (5%) | 5 (4.8%) | NS |
Tophus | 2 (2%) | 0 | NS | |
Patellar tendon | Enthesopathy | 12 (12%) | 3 (2.9%) | 0.01 |
(proximal/distal), n (%) | Tophus | 6 (6%) | 0 | 0.01 |
Posterior tibialis tendon | Enthesopathy | 0 | 0 | NS |
Tenosynovitis | 1 (1%) | 0 | NS | |
Tophus | 0 | 0 | NS | |
Peroneus tendon | Enthesopathy | 0 | 0 | NS |
(brevis/longus), n (%) | Tenosynovitis | 2 (2%) | 0 | NS |
Tophus | 0 | 0 | NS | |
Achilles tendon, n (%) | Enthesopathy | 15 (15%) | 2 (1.9%) | 0.0007 |
Tophus | 2 (2%) | 0 | NS |