ISSN:
1432-1920
Keywords:
Cervicooccipital region
;
chondrocalcinosis
;
joints, diseases
;
pyrophosphate
;
spine
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Twenty-seven patients with definite or probable CPPD have been investigated with systematic frontal and lateral tomograms of the cervicooccipital region. In 12 cases there were calcifications of the syndesmo-odontoid region. These calcifications are of two different types: linear calcifications (5 cases) and mottled calcifications (7 cases). The anatomic location of these calcifications is the transverse ligament or other structures of the syndesmo-odontoid joint. Although this type of calcification has already been described in other rheumatic diseases, it must lead to search for CPPD in the usual locations.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00439211
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