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Case: Emphysematous cystitis is a rare, complicated urinary tract infection that is potentially life-threatening if left untreated. We present the case of an eighty-one-year-old woman with left hip pain from a low-energy fall with no associated urinary symptoms. Pelvic computed tomography revealed a left femoral neck fracture and an air-fluid level in the bladder. Bipolar hemiarthroplasty was delayed for three weeks to allow for the potentially serious urinary tract infection to resolve. Conclusion: Increased awareness is required for early diagnosis and treatment of asymptomatic emphysematous cystitis in a patient presenting with musculoskeletal symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Case: A forty-three-year-old male patient complained of difficulty walking due to severe hip and knee pain and stiffness, which had persisted for twenty years. He was found to have multifocal melorheostosis involving the axial skeleton and the entire left lower limb, along with complex vascular and lymphatic malformations corresponding to the sclerotomes related to the skeletal anomalies. Total hip and knee arthroplasties were performed. He was eventually free of pain during walking, and joint motion of the hip and knee was substantially improved after surgery. Conclusion: Hip and knee pain and contracture resulting from multifocal melorheostosis were successfully treated with total hip and knee arthroplasty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]