Acute gout after carpal tunnel release.

Graff, S N; Seiler, J G; Jupiter, J B · J Hand Surg Am · 1992

case_series · Level IV

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Abstract

A carpal tunnel release was performed on three patients with known gout of the lower extremity but not of the upper extremity. Each patient had a postoperative inflammatory reaction in a treated hand, and there was some suspicion of an infection in two patients. However, the inflammatory reaction resolved only when treated with a combination of anti-inflammatory and anti-gout medication.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy