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Case Report
Gout presenting as a snapping knee
1 House Officer, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University Hospital (NUH), Singapore
2 MBBS, MMed (Ortho), FRCS Ed(Ortho), Visiting Consultant, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Changi General Hospital, Singapore
3 MBBS, FRCS (Tr & Ortho), Senior Consultant, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University Hospital (NUH), Singapore
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Article ID: 100027Z14OB2021
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Bryan OWL, Kiang ALC, Dave LYH. Gout presenting as a snapping knee. J Case Rep Images Orthop Rheum 2021;5:100027Z14OB2021.ABSTRACT
Introduction: We report a case of knee gout, presenting as persistent audible knee snapping. We also discuss audible noises that arise with knee range of motion and their proposed etiologies.
Case Report: We report a 26-year-old male who presented with three months of audible knee snapping with knee flexion. The impression was patella malalignment with snapping. He underwent physiotherapy for six months with progression in symptoms. He underwent right knee arthroscopy, retinacular release with extensive uric acid deposits seen intraoperatively. The patient had resolution of the audible knee snapping after surgery.
Conclusion: There are few reports of audible knee snapping; most are related to postoperative noise after knee surgery. This is the first case in literature for audible knee snapping caused by gout arthropathy.
Keywords: Audible noise, Gout, Snapping knee
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Ong Wei Loong Bryan - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Adrian Lau Cheng Kiang - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Lee Yee Han Dave - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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