Tophaceous gout of the rotator cuff: a case report.

J Shoulder Elbow Surg

Orthopaedic Department and Orthopaedic Research Laboratories, University of New South Wales, Prince of Wales Hospital, Reading, Berskhire R91 5AN, UK.

Published: August 2003

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