Cubital tunnel syndrome caused by tophaceous gout.
We report a case of cubital tunnel syndrome caused by tophaceous gout. The ulnar nerve was compressed by a tophus at the distal cubital tunnel. Surgical decompression relieved the symptoms.
Nakamichi
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Tachibana
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D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D006073:Gout / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D017769:Ulnar Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery