Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease in cervical radiculomyelopathy

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 256-259

  Chen, Cheng Fong ^a,b   Chang, Ming Chau ^a,b   Wang, Shin Tien ^a,b   Liu, Chien Lin ^a,b   Chen, Winby ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate; Ligamentum flavum; Pseudogout

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAMINECTOMY; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; MYELORADICULOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; CHONDROCALCINOSIS; METABOLISM; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHONDROCALCINOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL STENOSIS;

EID: 0141743351     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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