Black Bone Disease: Ochronotic Arthritis Detected during Knee Arthroplasty

Alkaptonuria is an extremely rare autosomal recessive metabolic disorder characterized by dark urine, ochronosis, and arthritis of the spine and major joints. We report a case of ochronotic arthritis observed during total knee replacement surgery in a 65-year-old male patient with no relevant medica...

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Autores principales: Kang, Ho Won, Kim, Minsub, Oh, Jin-Young, Youn, Changhyun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10509029/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37718906
http://dx.doi.org/10.11005/jbm.2023.30.3.283
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Sumario:Alkaptonuria is an extremely rare autosomal recessive metabolic disorder characterized by dark urine, ochronosis, and arthritis of the spine and major joints. We report a case of ochronotic arthritis observed during total knee replacement surgery in a 65-year-old male patient with no relevant medical history. Based on a literature review, this is the first case of ochronotic arthritis reported in Korea.

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