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Management

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The patient is encouraged to keep the spine mobile with stretching exercises.

Simple analgesia is used for pain control.

There may be associated diabetes mellitus.

Surgical decompression and stabilization may be indicated for specific sequelae of the condition, including fracture, cervical myelopathy, lumbar stenosis, neurologic deficits, infection, or painful deformity.

Reference:

  • Belanger TA, Rowe DE. Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis: musculoskeletal manifestations. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2001 Jul-Aug;9(4):258-67.

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