Table 1.

The MSU deposition of the painful joint

MSU locations		Gout group			Control group
		MSU positive (n = 110)	MSU negative (n = 26)	Positive rate (%)	MSU positive (n = 10)	MSU negative (n = 75)	Positive rate (%)
Lower limb	Foot	68	12	85.00	0	0	0
	Knee	18	4	81.81	0	5	0
	Ankle	20	4	83.33	10	25	28.57
Upper limb	Hand	8	2	80.00	0	20	0
	Wrist	2	4	33.33	0	20	0
	Elbow	2	0	100	0	5	0
	Shoulder	2	0	100	0	0	0

MSU monosodium urate