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Ankylosing spinal hyperostosis (ASH) and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL)

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The clinical and radiological features of 70 patients with ankylosing spinal hyperostosis are presented. Pain in some region of the back was found in 49 patients. No significant deviations were found in HLA typing.

Radiologically, the most characteristic features were bony spurs or bridges in the dorsal spine, where they predominated on the right and anterior aspects of the spine, especially in the lower dorsal region. Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament was found in 21 patients.

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Wir berichten über die klinischen und röntgenologischen Krankheitsbilder der ankylosierenden Hyperostose der Wirbelsäule bei 70 Fällen.

Rückenschmerzen in verschiedenen Bereichen wurden bei 49 Fällen beobachtet. HLA-Bestimmungen zeigten keine signifikanten Abweichungen. Röntgenologisch chrakteristische Befunde waren Osteophytenbzw. Brückenbildungen der Brustwirbelsäule, die auf dem rechten und vorderen Ted des Wirbelkörpers, besonders im kaudalen Anteil auffällig zu erkennen waren. Verknöcherung des hinteren Längsbandes wurde bei 21 Fällen beobachtet.

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, 1, Izumicho, Kanda, 101, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    H. Mitsui & K. Kabata

  2. Department of Blood Transfusion Service, Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan

    T. Juji

  3. Komagome Metropolitan Hospital, Japan

    H. Sonozaki

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Mitsui, H., Sonozaki, H., Juji, T. et al. Ankylosing spinal hyperostosis (ASH) and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL). Arch. Orth. Traum. Surg. 94, 21–23 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00448088

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