| Literature DB >> 6646410 |
Y Dirheimer, C Bensimon, D Christmann, C Wackenheim.
Abstract
Twenty-seven patients with definite or probable CPPS 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.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6646410 DOI: 10.1007/BF00439211
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuroradiology ISSN: 0028-3940 Impact factor: 2.804