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

Calcification of the alar ligament of the cervical spine in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis

Pan Afr Med J. 2012:13:41. Epub 2012 Oct 29.

Authors

Rahma Boussaadani Soubai¹, Latifa Tahiri, Fatima Zahra Abourazzak, Siham Tizniti, Taoufik Harzy

Affiliation

¹ Rheumatology department, CHU Hassan II Fes, Morocco.

PMID: 23330032
PMCID: PMC3542788

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.

Keywords: Alar ligament; calcification; cervical spine.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / complications*
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / pathology
Atlanto-Axial Joint / pathology
Calcinosis / complications
Calcinosis / diagnosis*
Cervical Vertebrae / pathology
Female
Humans
Ligaments, Articular / pathology*
Spinal Diseases / complications*
Spinal Diseases / diagnosis*
Spinal Diseases / pathology