|
|
||||||||
1 From the Departments of Radiology, University of California School of Medicine, and Children's Hospital and Adult Medical Center, San Francisco, California
Calcification of the posterior longitudinal ligament has been reported recently as a cause of cervical myelopathy in Japanese
[See Figure in the PDF File]
patients. The roentgenologic and clinical changes in 2 Caucasian patients with such calcification are presented and discussed.
A search for ligamentous calcifications is advised in patients with signs or symptoms of cervical spinal cord disease.
| HOME | HELP | FEEDBACK | SUBSCRIPTIONS | ARCHIVE | SEARCH | TABLE OF CONTENTS |