title: Intratendinous gouty tophus mimics patellar tendonitis in an athlete.
abstract: We describe the imaging and pathologic features of a case of intratendinous patellar gouty tophus incidentally discovered in a patient with knee pain. The possibility of intratendinous gouty tophus must be kept in mind by sports physicians, especially in the management of patellar tendinopathy in athletes. It may be associated with other injuries, such as enthesopathies or partial tendon tears.
authors.affiliation: Medical Services, Barcelona Football Club, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Gil
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rodas
authors.forename: Carles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pedret
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Català
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Soler
authors.forename: Lluís
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Orozco
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cusi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D056352:Athletes; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006073:Gout / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D017847:Patellar Ligament / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler