gout

Gout deposits (not bunions)

By Dr Damien Lafferty|2023-02-28T21:10:11+11:00September 1st, 2022|Bunions, Foot pain, Gout, MTPJ|

Blog's main page This patient has presented with concerns about painful bunions. He also suffers from gout. On questioning, he has been less than conscientious with his taking of gout prophylactic medications. On the clinical images on the left, he does look as though he has bunions, plus he has painful 1st MTPJs that could be [...]

By Dr Damien Lafferty|2023-02-17T10:10:35+11:00September 21st, 2021|Bunions, Gout|

Blog's main page I have carried out surgery on three patients recently who have had moderate bunions on X-ray, however, clinically they appear to be much worse. On X-ray, you can see "shadowing" of the gouty tophaceous deposits on the medial aspect of the joint, which gives the impression clinically that the actual osseous deviation is [...]