Associations between Clinical Findings and Severity of Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis in Patients with Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament.
Takashi HiraiSoraya NishimuraToshitaka YoshiiNarihito NagoshiJun HashimotoKanji MoriSatoshi MakiKeiichi KatsumiKazuhiro TakeuchiShuta UshioTakeo FuruyaKei WatanabeNorihiro NishidaKota WatanabeTakashi KaitoSatoshi KatoKatsuya NagashimaMasao KodaHiroaki NakashimaShiro ImagamaKazuma MurataYuji MatsuokaKanichiro WadaAtsushi KimuraTetsuro OhbaHiroyuki KatohMasahiko WatanabeYukihiro MatsuyamaHiroshi OzawaHirotaka HaroKatsushi TakeshitaMorio MatsumotoMasaya NakamuraMasashi YamazakiYu MatsukuraHiroyuki InoseAtsushi OkawaYoshiharu KawaguchiPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)
This study is the first prospective multicenter cross-sectional comparison of subjective outcomes in patients with cervical OPLL according to the presence or absence of DISH. The severity of DISH was partially associated with the prevalence of neck pain.