Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine and SAPHO syndrome

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1361-1364

  Mulleman, Denis ^a   Mammou, Saloua ^a   Griffoul, Isabelle ^a   Goupille, Philippe ^a   Valat, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Ossification; Posterior longitudinal ligament; SAPHO syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; DIFFUSE IDIOPATHIC SKELETAL HYPEROSTOSIS; HUMAN; HYPEROSTOSIS; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LIGAMENT CALCINOSIS; MALE; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHO SYNDROME; VIET NAM;

ACQUIRED HYPEROSTOSIS SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; MALE; OSSIFICATION OF POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 22244456031     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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