Performance of Ultrasound in the Clinical Evaluation of Gout and Hyperuricemia

Table 4

(a) Synovial lesion and bone erosion in the patients with gout

	Joints
	Gout
Total detected joint	1082
Synovial lesion	192/1082 (17.74%)
DCS	47/192 (24.48%)
HAG	23/192 (11.98%)
Tophi	24/192 (12.50%)
Bone Erosion	82/1082 (7.58%)
DCS	46/82 (56.10%)
HAG	4/82 (7.69%)
Tophi	62/82 (75.61%)

(b) Synovial lesion is related to HAG

Synovial lesion	Number	value
DCS	47	0.385
HAG	23	0.01
Tophi	24	0.316

Pearson’s chi-squared test, significantly difference ().

(c) Bone erosion is related to tophi and DCS

Bone Erosion	Number	value
DCS	46	0.01
HAG	4	1
Tophi	62	0.001

Pearson’s chi-squared test, significantly difference ().