Abdominal fat distribution in diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis and ankylosing spondylitis patients compared to controls

The higher VAT surface area, a known marker for MS, which by itself is associated with bone proliferation, in DISH and AS patients compared to controls substantiates its role as a potential surrogate marker for MS as well as suggests a potential shared pathogenic pathway for enthesopathic excessive bone production in DISH and AS.