Background Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis has long been regarded as a benign asymptomatic clinical entity with an innocuous clinical course. Neurological complications are rare in diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis.
Yasutaka Takagi +8 more
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Introduction: Physiological aging frequently leads to degenerative changes and spinal deformity. In patients with hypolordotic fusions or ankylosing illnesses such as diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis or ankylosing spondylitis, compensation ...
Victor Garcia-Martin MD +3 more
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Prevalence and distribution of ossification of the supra/interspinous ligaments in symptomatic patients with cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine: a CT-based multicenter cross-sectional study [PDF]
BackgroundSupra/interspinous ligaments connect adjacent spinous processes and act as a stabilizer of the spine. As with other spinal ligaments, it can become ossified.
Abematsu Masahiko +34 more
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Treatment of Thoracolumbar Spinal Fracture Accompanied by Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis Using Transdiscal Screws for Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis: Preliminary Results [PDF]
Study Design This retrospective case series enrolled 13 patients who underwent posterior fixation with both transdiscal screws for diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (TSDs) and pedicle screws (PSs) to treat spinal injury accompanied by diffuse ...
Hisanori Ikuma +5 more
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Imaging of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH)
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a condition characterised by calcification and ossification of ligaments and entheses. The condition usually affects the axial skeleton, in particular, at the thoracic segment, though also other portions
Reuven Mader +3 more
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Prevalence and factors associated to diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis in gout [PDF]
Aim: To evaluate the prevalence, associated factors, and the impact of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) in patients with gout. Methods: Patients with gout entering into an inception cohort were evaluated for either spinal or peripheral ...
Fernando Pérez-Ruiz +5 more
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RESUMO: A sÃndroma de apneia obstrutiva do sono e a hiperostose esquelética idiopática difusa são doenças frequentes na população idosa, no entanto raramente tem sido descrita a sua associação.Os autores descrevem um caso de sÃndroma de apneia ...
Augusta Machado +2 more
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MRI of the axial skeleton in spondyloarthritis : the many faces of new bone formation [PDF]
Spondyloarthritis has two hallmark features: active inflammation and structural lesions with new bone formation. MRI is well suited to assess active inflammation, but there is increasing interest in the role of structural lesions at MRI.
Carron, Philippe +7 more
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Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis of the spine
Spontaneous hyperostosis of the spine is a degenerative disease with a non-inflammatory base consisting in the formation of bone growth with thickening, calcification and ossification of soft tissues surrounding at least four vertebral bodies and three ...
Gustaw Wójcik, Anna Szulc
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A Case Report of Early Surgical Intervention for Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis of the Cervical Spine: Challenges in Management [PDF]
Background and Importance: Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) can compress the trachea and esophagus when located in the cervical spine. In this report, we investigated whether it is preferable to perform the early surgical intervention in ...
Misagh Shafizad +4 more
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