title: Rapidly progressive hip osteoarthrosis--an unusual presentation of ochronosis.
abstract: A case of rapidly evolving osteoarthrosis of the right hip in a 65 year-old woman, as the presenting feature of ochronosis is described and literature reviewed. This unusual presentation may have been precipitated by an acute mechanical overload.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Geneva Cantonal Hospital, Switzerland.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roux
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lagier
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Fallet
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D009794:Ochronosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000652:urine; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D014891:Weight Lifting