Cervical spine fracture in diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis.
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.
Mody
G M
GM
Department of Medicine, King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban, South Africa.
Charles
R W
RW
Ranchod
H A
HA
Rubin
D L
DL
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*