Patients with black hip and black knee due to ochronotic arthropathy: Case report and review of literature

Acar, Mehmet AliErkoçak, Ömer FarukAydın, Bahattin KeremAltan, EgemenŞenaran, HakanElmadağ, Nuh Mehmet2020-03-262020-03-2620131999768Xhttps://dx.doi.org/10.5001/omj.2013.124https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/30179Ochronotic arthropathy is a manifestation of longstanding alkaptonuria. With increasing age, an accumulation of pigment deposits of homogentisic acid in the joint cartilage results in ochronotic osteoarthritis. We present a case of a 62-year-old female who underwent staged left uncemented total hip and right cemented total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis secondary to ochronosis. © OMSB, 2013.en10.5001/omj.2013.124info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessOchronosisOsteoarthritisTotal hip arthroplastyTotal knee arthroplastyPatients with black hip and black knee due to ochronotic arthropathy: Case report and review of literatureArticle286448449N/A