Anatomical site
|
US finding
|
Hyperuricemic
(n= 100 tendons)
|
Normouricemic
(n= 104 tendons)
|
Pvalue
|
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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
|
- aUS, ultrasonographic; NS, not significant.