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Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis - DISH - Treatment - Symptoms

Information on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), a degenerative type of arthritis with calcification along the sides of the vertebrae. It was once also called Forestier disease.
DISH from Merck Manual
Widespread calcification and ossification of the anterolateral ligaments of the spine, which may give rise to ankylosis.
DISH (Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis)
DISH (Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis) is recognized as a form of degenerative arthritis characteristically associated with flowing calcifications along the sides of the vertebrae of the spine, from MedicineNet.
DISH and Stenosis
DISH has strict diagnostic criteria which distinguishes it from degenerative disc and joint disease and ankylosing spondylitis, from Dynamic Chiropractic.
DISH / Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis
Technical information about DISH (Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis), also known as Forestier's disease, from Wheeless Textbook of Orthopedics.
DISH from The Arthritis Society
DISH is characterized by excessive bone growth along the sides of the vertebrae of the spine. It also involves inflammation and bone growth where tendons and ligaments attach to bone, such as at the elbow, knee and the heel of the foot.

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