A Comparison of Cervical and Thoracolumbar Fractures Associated with Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis—A Nationwide Multicenter Study

A Comparison of Cervical and Thoracolumbar Fractures Associated with Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis—A Nationwide Multicenter Study

In diffuse idiopathic hyperostosis (DISH), the ankylosed spine becomes susceptible to spinal fractures and spinal cord injuries due to the long lever arms of the fractured segments that make the fracture extremely unstable. The aim of this retrospective multicenter study was to examine the differenc...

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Main Authors: Hiroyuki Katoh, Eijiro Okada, Toshitaka Yoshii, Tsuyoshi Yamada, Kei Watanabe, Keiichi Katsumi, Akihiko Hiyama, Yukihiro Nakagawa, Motohiro Okada, Teruaki Endo, Yasuyuki Shiraishi, Kazuhiro Takeuchi, Shunji Matsunaga, Keishi Maruo, Kenichiro Sakai, Sho Kobayashi, Tetsuro Ohba, Kanichiro Wada, Junichi Ohya, Kanji Mori, Mikito Tsushima, Hirosuke Nishimura, Takashi Tsuji, Kota Watanabe, Morio Matsumoto, Atsushi Okawa, Masahiko Watanabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
diffuse idiopathic hyperostosis
spine trauma
ankylosis
trauma
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/1/208

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