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Rapid disappearance of gouty tophi of the foot by resection of massive gouty tophi of the opposite foot in a patient with hyperuricaemia: a case report

Yuya TakakuboDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata-City, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Yuta ImamuraDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata-City, Japan;
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Hiroshi TezukaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata-City, Japan;
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Soichiro OkadaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata-City, Japan;
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Yasushi NaganumaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata-City, Japan;
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Juji ItoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata-City, Japan;
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Masato SugawaraDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata-City, Japan;
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Suran YangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata-City, Japan;
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Hiroharu OkiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata Saisei Hospital, Yamagata-City, Japan;
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Akiko SasakiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata-City, Japan;
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Kan SasakiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata Saisei Hospital, Yamagata-City, Japan;
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Tsuneo KontaDepartment of Public Health and Hygiene, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata-City, Japan
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Michiaki TakagiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata-City, Japan;
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Pages 116-121 | Received 24 Jul 2019, Accepted 30 Sep 2019, Published online: 28 Oct 2019

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