ArticleThe open orthopaedics journal2014
Concomitant septic arthritis and tophaceous gout of the knee managed with intermittent closed joint irrigation combined with negative pressure therapy: a case study and literature review.
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- [Multidisciplinary expert consensus on tophus damage grading and surgical treatment (2025 edition)].Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi · 2026Article
- Tophus severity grading and surgical treatment: Chinese Medical Doctor Association Multidisciplinary Expert Consensus Statement and Recommendations, 2025.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2026Article
- Predicting Septic Arthritis in the Setting of Crystalline Arthropathy in the Native Joint Using Laboratory Data.The Iowa orthopaedic journal · 2024Article
- Rare Case of Gout Leading to Septic Arthritis, Osteomyelitis, and Septic Shock in an Elderly Patient.Cureus · 2023Article
- Beyond Medical Treatment: Surgical Treatment of Gout.Current rheumatology reports · 2020Review
- High Level Serum Procalcitonin Associated Gouty Arthritis Susceptibility: From a Southern Chinese Han Population.PloS one · 2015Article
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Abstract
Tophaceous gout complicated by septic arthritis presents a management dilemma which can often require multiple surgical debridements. There is little published in the literature regarding treatment of these concomitant conditions. We postulate that biofilm may play a role increasing the difficulty of sterilising a tophaceous joint. The use of topical negative pressure therapy that targets biofilm has been well established for a range of wounds. A new device that incorporates both intermittent negative pressure therapy and wound irrigation was introduced in 2012. This case report describes the use of this topical negative device with the instillation option in the management of severe septic arthritis with concomitant gout and suggests directions for further research.
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