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Cervical Myelopathy Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament and Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis: problems in investigation
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 1987;46:166-168;
I D Griffiths and T P Fitzjohn
This report describes a patient presenting with a spastic quadriplegia who was found to have both diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) and...

Synonyms of Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis DISH Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis Forestier's Disease Spinal DISH Spinal Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis Vertebral Ankylosing Hyperostosis General Discussion Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), also known as Forestier’s disease, affects the ligaments around the spine. Sections of the ligaments turn into bone in this disorder, which...

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) describes a phenomenon characterized by a tendency toward ossification of ligaments. It most characteristically affects the spine. Ossification of the longitudinal ligaments (especially the anterior ligaments) of the spine produces a tortuous paravertebral mass anterior to and distinct (at least radiologically) from the vertebral bodies....

Paraspinal ligaments undergo degeneration, secondary to attrition, and often ossify. This condition is broadly termed spinal enthesopathy. Physicians recognize 3 syndromes associated with this phenomenon, including (1) Forestier disease (most common; involving anterior longitudinal ligaments) and a more diffuse variant (exhibiting additional extra-axial features) that is termed diffuse idiopathic skeletal...

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis aka/or DISH aka/or Forestier disease aka/or Forrestier's disease (sic) aka/or Ankylosing vertebral hyperostosis may cause or feature - Miscellaneous syndromes Hyperostosis Symptoms and Signs Arthropathy Back pain Dysphagia Dysphonia Stridor X-ray abnormalities Spondylitis Orthopaedic conditions Spondylitis Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis: Definition(s) via UMLS "A disease of elderly men characterized by large osteophytes that bridge vertebrae and ossification of ligaments and tendon insertions."

Synonym: Forestier's Disease A tendency for ossification of ligaments, tendons and joint capsule insertions - most characteristically affecting the spine. Calcification of the longitudinal ligaments (particularly anterior) can often produce the radiological appearance of "wax dripping from a candle", distinct from the vertebral bodies.1 The thoracic spine is mainly affected but...

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
also known as Forestier's disease; - disease involves non-marginal syndesmophytes present at at three successful vertebral levels; - commonly there will be no disc & joint narrowing & nor osteoarthritis; ...