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

Abstract

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 total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis secondary to ochronosis.

Keywords

• Ochronosis
• Total hip arthroplasty
• Total knee arthroplasty
• Osteoarthritis