Arthroscopic treatment of shoulder ochronotic arthropathy: a case report and review of literature.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Alcaptonuria is an inherited hereditary metabolic disorder, which is associated with various systemic abnormalities and related to the accumulation of homogentisic acid and a derived melanine-like pigment in the connective tissues; the latter is termed ochronosis. We present the arthroscopic findings in the shoulder of a 58-year-old female with ochronotic arthropathy and discuss the role of arthroscopy in the diagnosis and management of this rare metabolic disorder.
Medical subject headings
- Alkaptonuria
- Arthroscopy
- Joint Diseases
- Ochronosis
- Shoulder Joint
Anatomy
- shoulder