title: Treatment of chronic tophaceous gout with a free flap.
abstract: A 62-year-old man who suffered from severe deforming arthritis, secondary to chronic tophaceous gout with multilobular, solid, tender, enlarged subcutaneous nodules, and draining tophi in right second finger, was treated by free flap and finally got the more functional and aesthetic result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine and Gyeongsang National University Hospital, 90 Chilam-dong, JinJu, 660-702, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Suk
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyeung Suk
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Nam Gyun
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jun Sik
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang-il
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Tae Hyun
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D005385:Fingers / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006073:Gout / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006227:Hand Deformities, Acquired / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013524:Surgical Flaps