Ankylosing vertebral hyperostosis

Introduction: Ankylosing vertebral hyperostosis

Description of Ankylosing vertebral hyperostosis

Ankylosing vertebral hyperostosis: A disease of elderly men characterized by large osteophytes that bridge vertebrae and ossification of ligaments and tendon insertions.
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Ankylosing vertebral hyperostosis: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Ankylosing vertebral hyperostosis:

• Vertebral
• Hyperostosis

Terms associated with Ankylosing vertebral hyperostosis:

Terms Similar to Ankylosing vertebral hyperostosis:

• DISH
• Forestier disease
• Forrestier's disease (sic)
• Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis

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Hierarchical classifications of Ankylosing vertebral hyperostosis

The following list attempts to classify Ankylosing vertebral hyperostosis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Spondylosis and allied disorders
• DORSOPATHIES
• DISEASES OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

External links related to: Ankylosing vertebral hyperostosis

• eMedicine - Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis : Article by Bruce M Rothschild, MD
• Forestier's disease (www.whonamedit.com)
• eMedicine - Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis : Article by Khozaim Nakhoda, MD, DRM, MBBS

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