Table 1 Features of postsurgical gout attacks
n = 67 (%)
Duration of gout (years, mean (SD))7.6 (6.3)
Postsurgical period of gout attack (days, mean (SD))4.2 (3.1)
Involved joints at attack:
Lower extremity involvement65 (97.0)
    First metatarsophalangeal joint42 (62.7)
    Ankle21 (31.3)
    Knee15 (22.4)
    Others14 (20.9)
Upper extremity involvement9 (13.4)
    Wrist7 (10.4)
    Elbow1 (1.5)
    Others1 (1.5)
No. of involved joints at attack
    133 (49.3)
    222 (32.8)
    38 (11.9)
    42 (3.0)
    52 (3.0)
Attack at previously untargeted joints24 (35.8)
Lower extremity involvement20 (29.9)
    First metatarsophalangeal joint4 (6.0)
    Ankle7 (10.4)
    Knee7 (10.4)
    Others8 (11.9)
Upper extremity involvement4 (6.0)
    Wrist2 (3.0)
    Elbow1 (1.5)
    Others1 (1.5)
  • *Mean (SD), 1.8 (1.0).