An unusual case of osteoarthritis?

• Published in: Clinical case reports Vol. 9; no. 8; pp. e04662 - n/a
• Main Authors: Teixeira, Mariana, Ricardo Pires, Joana, Ferreira, Filipa Coroado, Rabadão, Tiago, Aveiro, Marcelo, Neves, Nuno, Neves, Clarinda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.08.2021; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: bone; Case reports; Clinical Image; Clinical Images; diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis; Forestier disease; Ligaments; osteoarthritis; Radiography; bone; radiography; diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis; Forestier disease; osteoarthritis
• ISSN: 2050-0904; 2050-0904
• DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.4662

Forestier disease is a condition characterized by calcification and ossification of ligaments and entheses particularly affecting axial skeleton. Diagnosis is difficult and mandates a high suspicion level, but unexpensive and accessible examinations like a simple radiography might provide useful diagnostic clues in these challenging clinical scenarios and improve clinical assistance. Forestier disease is a condition characterized by calcification and ossification of ligaments and entheses particularly affecting axial skeleton. Diagnosis is difficult and mandates a high suspicion level, but unexpensive and accessible examinations like a simple radiography might provide useful diagnostic clues in these challenging clinical scenarios and improve clinical assistance.