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Cervical spine fracture in diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis.
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1988
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Spinal FracturesSpinal Cord InjuryFracture DislocationSpondyloarthritisSpinal FusionOsteoporosisCervical Spine FractureMedicineSpinal DisorderOrthopaedic SurgeryAxial SpondyloarthritisSpinal FractureCervical Spine
The occurrence of spinal fractures in ankylosing spondylitis is well documented but fractures are uncommon in patients with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH). We report a 58-year-old Black male with DISH who developed quadriplegia after fracture dislocation of the cervical spine.