Clinical Review
Surgical Management of a Large, Gouty Tophus
Case in Point
Fed Pract. 2010 March;27(3):12
Author(s):
Glassburn S
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Scott Glassburn, DPM
Dr. Glassburn is the chief of the podiatry section of the surgical service at the Huntington VA Medical Center, Huntington, WV.
This patient, who could not tolerate medical therapy for his chronic gout, eventually consented to surgery to remove a tophus on his left foot that was severely affecting his quality of life.