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    Rev Med Interne. 2002 May;23(5):454-9.

    [Hip arthroplasty in genetic hemochromatosis. Report of 5 cases].

    [Article in French]

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    Service de rhumatologie, hôpital d'instruction des armées Bégin, 69, avenue de Paris, 94160 Saint-Mandé, France. aravinala@wanadoo.fr

    Abstract

    INTRODUCTION:

    Half of the patients with genetic hemochromatosis will have arthritis. Two of these articular involvements are well-known: the arthropathy involving the phalangeal and the metacarpophalangeal joints of the hand, useful for diagnosis, and hip arthropathy. Iron deposits seem to be involved in articular cartilage destruction.

    EXEGESIS:

    We report five cases of patients with hemochromatosis hip involvement. Hip arthropathy revealed hemochromatosis in one case and appeared despite efficient phlebotomies in another case. Three of these patients required hip arthroplasty.

    CONCLUSION:

    Hip arthropathy remains a frequent but unknown event in genetic hemochromatosis (12.5%) and it involves the functional prognosis.

    PMID:
    12064217
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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