Progressive sacro-iliac obliteration in Forestier disease.
In 11 patients with Forestier disease 4 were shown to have obliteration of the sacroiliac joints. We suggest that if patients with this disease are observed for a long period ossification of the sacro-iliac joints will be seen, as in ankylosing spondylitis, with loss of sacro-iliac pain when present.
D006801:Humans; D004057:Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors