A disease of elderly men characterized by large osteophytes that bridge vertebrae and ossification of ligaments and tendon insertions.
Also Known As:
Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal; Ankylosing Vertebral Hyperostosis with Tylosis; Forestier's Disease; Forestier-Rotes Disease; Ankylosing Hyperostoses, Vertebral; Ankylosing Hyperostosis, Vertebral; Disease, Forestier; Disease, Forestier's; Disease, Forestier-Rotes; Forestier Rotes Disease; Forestiers Disease; Hyperostoses, Vertebral Ankylosing; Hyperostosis, Vertebral Ankylosing; Vertebral Ankylosing Hyperostoses; Forestier Disease; Vertebral Ankylosing Hyperostosis