Abstracts tagged "diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) and morbidity and mortality"

Abstract Number: 308 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Frequency, Morbidity and Healthcare Utilization of Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH) Patients at a University Hospital
Maanas Tripathi¹, Divya Rajmohan², Cody Quirk³, Brooke Beckett³, Donseok Choi⁴, Neha Rich-Garg⁵ and Atul A. Deodhar⁴, ¹University of Miami, FL, Miami, FL, ²Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR, ³Radiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ⁴Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ⁵Northwest Rheumatology Assoc., Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: DISH is a non-inflammatory condition affecting the spine, and characterized by ossification of paravertebral ligaments. DISH is traditionally considered asymptomatic, detected incidentally on spine…