<prompt> Mael;s sign is seen in which of the following conditionRheumatoid ahritisOsteoahritisGouty ahritisOochronosis  <response>: Mael;s sign is seen in long standing cases of gouty ahritis First acute attack: soft tissue swelling Chronic tophaceous gout: Mael;s sign --punched-out cystic erosions with overhanging bony edges, associated with soft tissue calcified masses. Refer Fundamentals of ohopedics by Nikil Mohindra p 354 