Calcification of the alar ligament of the cervical spine in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis

Calcification of the alar ligament is rare. It usually develops as a result of traumatic injury and is especially prominent in the elderly. CT scanning is the gold standard of the diagnosis. We report a case of a calcification of the transverse and alar ligament in a patient with rheumatoid arthriti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Soubai, Rahma Boussaadani, Tahiri, Latifa, Abourazzak, Fatima Zahra, Tizniti, Siham, Harzy, Taoufik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3542788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23330032
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Sumario:Calcification of the alar ligament is rare. It usually develops as a result of traumatic injury and is especially prominent in the elderly. CT scanning is the gold standard of the diagnosis. We report a case of a calcification of the transverse and alar ligament in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.

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