title: Splintered pathologic fracture of the patella secondary to gout tophi treated by total patellectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai 6th People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Yishan Road 600, Shanghai, 200233, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Daoyun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015210:Arthritis, Gouty / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed