Open AccessAn unusual case of osteoarthritis?
Author(s) -
Teixeira Mariana,
Ricardo Pires Joana,
Ferreira Filipa Coroado,
Rabadão Tiago,
Aveiro Marcelo,
Neves Nuno,
Neves Clarinda
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4662
Subject(s) - medicine , ossification , enthesis , osteoarthritis , calcification , radiography , radiology , axial skeleton , surgery , pathology , anatomy , tendon , alternative medicine
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.