Bone mineral density changes over time in diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis of the thoracic spine

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is an increasingly prevalent ankylosing condition. Patients with DISH have an increased risk of spinal fractures, hypothetically the result of biomechanical changes in the spine. The aim of this study was to analyze the occurrence of biomechanical stress shielding in patients with DISH. To do this, bone mineral density (BMD) was measured longitudinally in the vertebral bodies of subjects with and without DISH and in the newly formed bone of subjects with DISH.

Source: Bone - April 9, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Jonneke S. Kuperus, Lima Samsour, Constantinus F. Buckens, F. Cumhur Oner, Pim A. de Jong, Jorrit-Jan Verlaan Tags: Full Length Article Source Type: research