Open AccessOne-stage revision arthroplasty in a patient with ochronotic arthropathy accompanied by joint infection: A case report
Author(s) -
Xiao-Chao Wang,
Xiaomin Zhang,
Wei Cai,
Zhen Li,
Chao Ma,
Yi-Hai Liu,
Qi-Lian He,
Tiansheng Yan,
Xinde Cao
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i25.9036
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , arthroplasty , knee joint , joint replacement , stage (stratigraphy) , homogentisic acid , erythrocyte sedimentation rate , joint pain , arthritis , osteoarthritis , pathology , paleontology , biochemistry , chemistry , alternative medicine , biology
Ochronotic arthropathy (OcA) is a rare disease, which is caused by the accumulation of homogentisic acid in the joint. Patients with OcA have obvious joint pain and the disease progresses rapidly, eventually resulting in disability. Arthroplasty is an efficacious treatment in patients with OcA. However, when OcA patients have joint infection, is joint replacement an option? In the present report, we performed total knee arthroplasty in a patient with OcA and knee infection under the guidance of one-stage revision theory.