Radiographic Findings of the Spine in Hemodialyzed Patients.

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X-ray examinations were performed on 239 hemodialyzed patients to detect abnormal findings of the Spine. Destructive Spondylarthropathy (DSA) was observed in 21 cases (8.8%); 9 males (6.7%) and 12 females (11.5%), and largely found in the cervical vertebrae. Rugger jersey spine was observed in 26 cases (10.9%); 16 males (11.9%) and 10 females (9.6%). The rate of DSA and Rugger jersey spine was markedly high in cases with long periods of hemodialysis. A high incidence of ossification of the posterior longiludinal ligament in the cervical spine was observed in a total of 18 cases (7.5%); 13 males (9.6%) and 5 females (4.8%). Our study showed radiographic findings of the spine in hemodialyzed patients to be extremely varied.