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Figure 12 : Oblique radiograph of the foot in a patient with advanced gouty arthropathy. A large, “hooked” erosion is present at the medial aspect of the first MTP joint. Erosive changes with joint space narrowing, a late finding, are noted at the first IP joint, second and fifth MTP joints, and Lisfranc's joint.
Tophaceous deposits forms overhanging edge; “hook” sign, characteristic hook or spur-like projection of cortical bone at erosion's peripheral margin (Fig. 12)
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