title: Rapidly destructive arthropathy of the hip in siblings.
abstract: A case of rapidly destructive arthropathy of the hip in male siblings aged 74 and 76 years is reported. Hip joints of the brothers were destroyed 12 and 4 months after the onset of symptoms, respectively. Results of clinical and laboratory examinations did not show any features of neuropathic, inflammatory, or septic arthropathy. Pathologically in both patients, osteoarthrotic changes with small foci of bone necrosis and nonspecific inflammation and moderate amount of hemosiderosis in the synovium were observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwase
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iwata
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005270:Femur Head / Q000473:pathology; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors