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Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis: Forestier's disease.
Orthopedic nursing - 1 Jan 2000
Childs Sharon G
Abstract excerpt
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) or Forestier's disease is characterized by calcification and ossification of soft tissue entheses of ligaments and tendons. DISH is believed to be a variant of osteoarthritis (OA) without the degenerative intervertebral disc and joint degenerative qualities seen in classic OA. The likely pathoetiologic causes of DISH are presented.
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