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Abstract
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) or Forestier's disease is characterized by calcification and ossification of soft tissue entheses of ligaments and tendons. DISH is believed to be a variant of osteoarthritis (OA) without the degenerative intervertebral disc and joint degenerative qualities seen in classic OA. The likely pathoetiologic causes of DISH are presented.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15682880 DOI: 10.1097/00006416-200411000-00006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Orthop Nurs ISSN: 0744-6020 Impact factor: 0.913