Joint and tendon subclinical involvement suggestive of gouty arthritis in asymptomatic hyperuricemia: an ultrasound controlled study

Table 3 Pathological ultrasonographic findings in tendons^a

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