The Importance of Recognizing Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis for Neurosurgeons: A Review
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The Importance of Recognizing Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis for Neurosurgeons: A Review
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is characterized by calcification and ossification of the soft tissues, mainly ligaments and entheses. The spines of patients with DISH generally become increasingly rigid and osteoporotic, and fractures may occur after even a relatively minor traumatic event such as a ground-level fall. Moreover, the prevalence of DISH may be rapidly increasing i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurologia medico-chirurgica
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0470-8105,1349-8029
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.ra.2016-0013