title: Neurofibromatosis induced hip arthritis. An unusual presentation.
abstract: METHODS
  Male, 43 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Neurofibromatosis Symptoms: Hip pain Medication: - Clinical Procedure: - Specialty: Orthopedics and Traumatology.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Rare disease.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Neurofibromatosis type 1 is a disease known for orthopedic manifestations such as spine deformities, congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia and other bony dysplasias; joint dislocations are rare. Joint arthritis caused by neurofibromatosis, with a stable hip, has never been reported in the English literature before.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 43-year-old man diagnosed with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) presented with hip pain of 5 years duration, with no history of trauma and no clinical or radiological signs of dislocation. He had classical clinical and radiological signs of hip arthritis, with acetabular erosions and femoral head arthritis. The patient was treated with total hip arthroplasty metal-on-metal (MoM).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hip arthritis alone without subluxation or dislocation due to NF-1 is an extremely rare presentation. This is the first reported presentation and provisional treatment with total hip arthroplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Husam
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alrumaih
authors.affiliation: Alfaisal University, College of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Imran
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ilyas
authors.affiliation: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Syed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kashif
keywords: Arthritis; Arthroplasty; Hip; Neurofibromatosis 1; Replacement