title: Cervical spine fracture in diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis.
abstract: The occurrence of spinal fractures in ankylosing spondylitis is well documented but fractures are uncommon in patients with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH). We report a 58-year-old Black male with DISH who developed quadriplegia after fracture dislocation of the cervical spine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban, South Africa.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Mody
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Ranchod
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Rubin
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D004057:Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000150:complications*