Bilateral chondrolysis of the hip following liver transplantation.
A 32-year-old woman with bilateral hip chondrolysis diagnosed 2 years following allogeneic liver transplantation is described. Severe osteoarthritis was demonstrated on physical examination, serial radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging. Only four cases of chondrolysis in solid organ recipients have been described in the literature.
Chechik
Ofir
O
Department of Orthopedic Surgery "B", Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizman Street, Tel Aviv 64239, Israel. ofirchik@yahoo.com
Dekel
Samuel
S
D000328:Adult; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging