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Egemen Altan

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Patients with Black Hip and Black Knee Due to Ochronotic Arthropathy: Case Report and Review of Literature

Mehmet Ali Acar, Ömer Faruk Erkocak, Bahattin Kerem Aydin et al. · Oman Medical Journal · 2013 · 10.5001/omj.2013.124

Ochronotic 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 t …

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