Morphological characteristics of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis in the cervical spine.

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is characterized by anterior ossification of the spine and can lead to dysphagia and airway obstruction. The morphology of the newly formed bone in the cervical spine is different compared to the thoracic spine, possibly due to dissimilarities in local...

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Main Authors: Jessica T Bakker, Jonneke S Kuperus, Hugo J Kuijf, F Cumhur Oner, Pim A de Jong, Jorrit-Jan Verlaan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5695822?pdf=render