Glimet T, Sibué M, Ryckewaert A, de Sèze S
Sem Hop. 1975 Apr 14;51(18):1199-1203.
The authors report 25 cases of extensive bony condensation of the vertebrae due to degeneration of the intervertebral discs, giving on lateral XRay a dome-shaped or helmet-shaped appearance. 19 cases occurred in women. Two-thirds of the patients were aged between 35 and 55 years, with an average of 45 years. The lesions were lumbar in 21 patients. They affected in 20 cases two adjacent vertebrae. All the clinical, radiological, pathological and discographic findings, together with the course, confirmed the degenerative origin of these bony condensations, the pathogenesis of which is still not perfectly understood.
作者报告了25例因椎间盘退变导致的椎体广泛骨质硬化病例，其在X线侧位片上呈圆顶状或头盔状外观。19例发生在女性患者中。三分之二的患者年龄在35至55岁之间，平均年龄为45岁。21例患者的病变位于腰椎。20例累及相邻的两个椎体。所有临床、放射学、病理学和椎间盘造影检查结果，以及病程，均证实了这些骨质硬化的退变起源，但其发病机制仍未完全明确。
