An Unusual Type of Forestier's Disease

Forestier's disease is generally characterized by the presence of heavy osteophytes in the vertebral column, sometimes associated with bony deposits in the ligaments and tendons at the sites of attachment to the bones of the extremities. The authors describe a variation of this syndrome-a patient with symmetrical bony deposits in the ligaments and tendons at the sites of attachment to the bones of the extremities, but with subminimal osteophytes in the vertebral column.