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Knee Arthroscopy: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Tool for Management of Ochronotic Arthropathy.


ABSTRACT: The surgical treatment of ochronotic arthropathy remains unclear. Although there is no absolute cure for ochronotic arthropathy, current management typically begins with conservative treatment. Total joint replacement may eventually be necessary for joints that become severely degenerative. Ochronotic arthropathy is present in patients with alkaptonuric ochronosis, which is characterized by dark pigmentation of connective tissue and black discoloration of urine owing to a deficiency of homogentisic acid oxidase. As a result, soft tissues become brittle and subsequently more susceptible to mechanical stress, resulting in articular cartilage degeneration. The diagnosis of ochronotic arthropathy of the knee often occurs intraoperatively after discovery of darkened synovium and black deposits during arthroscopy. The purpose of this article is to describe arthroscopic debridement as an effective treatment option and diagnostic tool for ochronotic arthropathy of the knee after failure of conservative measures.

SUBMITTER: Stetson WB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6261060 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Knee Arthroscopy: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Tool for Management of Ochronotic Arthropathy.

Stetson William B WB   Morgan Stephanie A SA   Hung Nicole J NJ   Polinsky Samuel S  

Arthroscopy techniques 20181001 11


The surgical treatment of ochronotic arthropathy remains unclear. Although there is no absolute cure for ochronotic arthropathy, current management typically begins with conservative treatment. Total joint replacement may eventually be necessary for joints that become severely degenerative. Ochronotic arthropathy is present in patients with alkaptonuric ochronosis, which is characterized by dark pigmentation of connective tissue and black discoloration of urine owing to a deficiency of homogenti  ...[more]

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