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Review Question - QID 219566

DISH (Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis) SUMMARY Treatment is usually activity modification, physical therapy, and bisphosphonate therapy. Associated spine fractures are treated with long spinal fusion.  QID: 219566 (OBQ23.139)
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QID 219566 (Type "219566" in App Search)
A 72-year-old female presents to the emergency department after suffering a fall from standing. She complains of cervical neck pain. Her exam is positive for focal tenderness along the posterior neck with no neurological deficits. Plain films of the cervical spine show a fracture at the superior end plate of C6. A CT is obtained, and a mid-sagittal cut is shown in Figure 1. An MRI is also completed which confirms fracture extension into the posterior elements. What is the preferred treatment for this patient’s injury?
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