title: [Calcification of the ligament. ant. of the spina (disease of Forestier) (author's transl)].
abstract: On the basis of the examination on a rich old-age patient material it may be established that. 1. Radiomorphologically the Forestier's disease essentially differs from the banal spondylosis. 2. Age is of particular importance in its genesis -- it is primarily a disease of old age men. 3. It is localized for the most part on the dorsal vertebral part. 4. As compared to the multiple radiomorphological signs clinical symptoms are, in general, neglectable. 5. Additional search for the relationship with diabetic metabolic disturbances in gerontological patients seems advisable.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000844:Ankylosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012737:Sex Factors; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000473:pathology*; D013577:Syndrome
vernacular_title: Verkalkungen ventraler Wirbelligamente im Alter (Forestiersche Krankheit).