Upper Cervical Compression Myelopathy Caused by the Retro-Odontoid Pseudotumor With Degenerative Osteoarthritis and Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review

Upper Cervical Compression Myelopathy Caused by the Retro-Odontoid Pseudotumor With Degenerative Osteoarthritis and Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review

The retro-odontoid pseudotumor is often concurrent with atlantoaxial subluxation (AAS). Therefore, the pseudotumor is relatively common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but rare in primary osteoarthritis (OA). This is a case report of an elderly male patient suffering from neck pain and compression myel...

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Main Authors: Takashi Yurube, Tetsuhiro Iguchi, Keisuke Kinoshita, Takashi Sadamitsu, Kenichiro Kakutani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society 2021-12-01
Series:Neurospine
Subjects:
retro-odontoid atlantodental pseudotumor
osteoarthritis
calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate
compression myelopathy
neck pain
cervical spine
Online Access:http://www.e-neurospine.org/upload/pdf/ns-2142112-056.pdf

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