Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	26817
Country	United States

Received	2016-04-27 11:51
Peer-Review Started	2016-04-28 14:42
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2016-07-06 09:13
Revised	2016-07-19 10:14
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2016-08-08 15:27
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief	2016-08-10 15:44
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2016-08-18 11:43
Articles in Press	2016-08-18 11:43
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2016-11-07 16:30
Publish the Manuscript Online	2016-11-14 12:18

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Category	Orthopedics
Manuscript Type	Systematic Reviews
Article Title	Spinal gout: A review with case illustration
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Hossein Elgafy, Xiaochen Liu and Joseph Herron
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Hossein Elgafy, MD, MCH, FRCSEd, FRCSC, Department of Orthopedics, University of Toledo Medical Center, 3065 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614-5807, United States. hkelgafy@aol.com
Key Words	Spinal; Gout; Tophi; Monosodium urate
Core Tip	Gout is a common inflammatory arthritis that rarely affects the spine. In such cases, patients may experience back pain, myelopathic symptoms and radiculopathy. Clinical findings are non-specific. Therefore, it is necessary to have an awareness of the diagnosis, especially in patients with a clinical history of gout and/or elevated inflammatory markers and hyperuricemia. While magnetic resonance imaging is the major non-invasive diagnostic method, all suspicious findings on imaging require surgical sampling for pathological confirmation. While typical uric acid lowering medications are first-line therapy, cord compression or continued symptoms may necessitate operative intervention if medications fail.
Publish Date	2016-11-14 12:18
Citation	Elgafy H, Liu X, Herron J. Spinal gout: A review with case illustration. World J Orthop 2016; 7(11): 766-775
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v7/i11/766.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v7.i11.766

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