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8327716

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-8-12
pubmed:abstractText
To clarify the characteristics, extent, and frequency of spinal ossification and abnormalities of the sacroiliac joint, symphysis pubis, and hip in paralysis, routine radiographs of the lumbar spine, pelvis, and abdomen were retrospectively evaluated in 95 quadriplegic, 105 paraplegic, and 100 age-matched control patients, with attention to age and race and to spinal level and duration of paralysis. The spinal radiographs were evaluated for presence of osteophytes, syndesmophytes, paravertebral ossification, and flowing hyperostosis characteristic of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH); the pelvic radiographs were used to measure the widths of the sacroiliac joint, hip, and symphysis pubis articulations and evaluate for presence of enthesopathy. Bone formation around vertebral bodies was often seen in quadriplegic (n = 41 [43%]) and paraplegic (n = 46 [44%]) patients. In quadriplegic patients, four distinct vertebral ossification patterns were evident: osteophytosis, paraspinal ossification resembling that found in psoriasis, syndesmophytosis, and flowing ossification similar to that in DISH. In paraplegic patients, osteophytosis was most frequent. Vertebral ossification in quadriplegic patients was significantly associated with age (P < .01) and increased in frequency and severity with increasing age.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0033-8419
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
188
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
561-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Patterns of vertebral ossification and pelvic abnormalities in paralysis: a study of 200 patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't