Table 1 Patient and tophus characteristics at the time of surgerya
Patient characteristics (n = 8) | |
No. (%) male | 7 (88) |
Age, median (range) years | 46 (31 to 67) |
Duration of gout, median (range) years | 12 (4 to 30) |
No. (%) prescribed allopurinol | 6 (75) |
No. (%) prescribed colchicine | 7 (87.5) |
No. (%) prescribed nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs | 2 (25) |
Serum urate, median (range) mg/dl | 6.6 (5 to 9.8) |
CRP, median (range) mg/dl | 0.84 (0.2 to 4.3) |
Tophus characteristics (n = 14) | |
Duration of tophus, median (range) years | 5 (1.5 to 7) |
Location of tophus | |
First MTP joint, No. (%) | 7 (50) |
Ankle joint, No. (%) | 4 (29) |
Elbow joint, No. (%) | 2 (14) |
Hand PIP joint, No. (%) | 1 (7) |
Indication for surgery | |
Mechanical problem, No. (%) | 10 (71) |
Pain control, No. (%) | 4 (28) |
Sepsis control (infected/ulcerated tophi), No. (%) | 0 (0) |