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Author Biographies
Rahma Boussaadani Soubai
Rheumatology department, CHU Hassan II Fes, MoroccoLatifa Tahiri
Rheumatology department, CHU Hassan II Fes, MoroccoFatima Zahra Abourazzak
Rheumatology department, CHU Hassan II Fes, MoroccoSiham Tizniti
Radiology department, CHU Hassan II Fes, MoroccoTaoufik Harzy
Rheumatology department, CHU Hassan II Fes, MoroccoMain Article Content
Calcification of the alar ligament of the cervical spine in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis
Rahma Boussaadani Soubai
Latifa Tahiri
Fatima Zahra Abourazzak
Siham Tizniti
Taoufik Harzy
Abstract
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.
Pan African Medical Journal 2012; 13:41
Pan African Medical Journal 2012; 13:41