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Case Report

Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome due to gouty tophi: conservative and surgical treatment in different hands of the same patient

Kenji OnumaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hisako FujimakiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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Tomonori KenmokuDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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Koji SukegawaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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Shotaro TakanoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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Kentaro UchidaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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Naonobu TakahiraDepartment of Rehabilitation, Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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Masashi TakasoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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Pages 298-302 | Received 17 Dec 2012, Accepted 13 Mar 2013, Published online: 18 Feb 2014

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