Ochronotic Arthropathy of the Knee Managed with Lateral Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
Abstract Ochronosis, also known as alkaptonuria is a rare genetic disorder characterised by blue-black discolouration of skin and the cartilage. We present here a case of ochronosis of lateral compartment of the knee joint in 42 year old male which was managed with lateral uni-compartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA).
Authors
- Munish Sood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2776-4572)
- Jang Bahadur Prasad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6230-4593)
- Vikas Kulshrestha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6996-9464)
- Anjan Prabhakara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8630-1167)
- Soma Kulshrestha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7491-8031)
Institutions
- Symbiosis International University (IN)
- Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital (IN)
- Command Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery
- Published
- 2024-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jajs.jajs_48_24
- Primary Topic
- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00