ReviewCurrent rheumatology reports2015
Gout in the Spine: Imaging, Diagnosis, and Outcomes.
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69 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Electroacupuncture for acute gouty arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Pooled it
- Axial skeleton involvement in gout: clinical spectrum and dual-energy computed tomography findings from a descriptive real-world study.Clinical rheumatology · 2026Article
- Axial gout diagnosed by dual-energy CT in a young normouricaemic man with recurrent nephrolithiasis: a case-based review.Rheumatology international · 2026Review
- Prevalence and Severity of Spinal Osteoarthritis in Gout Patients Versus Non-Gout Controls.Gout, urate, and crystal deposition disease · 2026Article
- Unilateral biportal endoscopic decompression for thoracic intraspinal gout with ossified ligamentum flavum: a case report and literature review.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Case Report: Clinical characteristics and management strategies of intraspinal tophaceous gout: a case series and literature review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Circumferential minimally invasive reconstruction for lumbar destructive deformity secondary to spinal gout: a case report.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Diagnostic challenges of spinal gout: patient series.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2025Article
- Spinal Gout: A Rare but Serious Mimicker of Spinal Pathology-Report of Two Cases.Reports (MDPI) · 2025Article
- Endoscopic management of lumbar spinal tophaceous gout: six cases treated with percutaneous transforaminal (PTED) and interlaminar (PIED) discectomy and a literature review.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Review
- A Rare Case Report of an Adult With Intraspinal Gouty Stones and Concurrent Knee Joint Involvement.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Treatment of gouty lumbar spinal stenosis: a case report and bioinformatics analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- The impact of uric acid on musculoskeletal diseases: clinical associations and underlying mechanisms.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Review
- Case Report: Intradural gout tophi without systemic gout symptoms.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Comprehensive Treatment of Gout with Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Modern Pathophysiological Perspective.International journal of general medicine · 2025Review
- Gout: global epidemiology, risk factors, comorbidities and complications: a narrative review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Review
- The utility of disc space and vertebral body specimens cell count differential for the diagnosis of native vertebral osteomyelitis: a prospective cohort study.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2024Article
- Single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography imaging of gouty arthritis: A new voice.Journal of translational internal medicine · 2024Article
- Extravertebral low back pain: a scoping review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Spinal gout with intervertebral foramen infiltration: A rare case perfectly mimicking degenerative lumbar disc disease.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2024Article
9 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Gout is characterized by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals and by acute and chronic inflammation in response to crystals so deposited. Multiple case reports and series describe the deposition of monosodium urate in the spine as a rare manifestation of gout, but the actual prevalence of spinal involvement is unknown and likely to be higher than generally anticipated. Here we review the characteristics of 131 previously reported cases of spinal involvement in gout. We focus in particular on the use of imaging modalities and the extent to which they correlate with presenting symptoms and tissue diagnoses. The recent innovation of using dual-energy computerized tomography to identify urate crystal deposition holds promise for reducing the need for surgical intervention and for establishing a true prevalence rate for spinal gout.
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