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What is diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH)?

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Bony hardening of ligaments in areas where they attach to your spine, asymptomatic, mechanical pain most common mild to moderate upper back pain, maybe neck and lower back, can be progressive worsens causes serious complications. Presentation (stiffness, pain, loss of ROM, dysphagia) Risk factors (male sex, older age (over 50), T2DM and other conditions)


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