title: Calcium pyrophosphate deposition within the ligamenta flava at L2, L3, L4, and L5.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hodge
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ghelman
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: DiCarlo
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Cammisa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism; D002131:Calcium Pyrophosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D006801:Humans; D017843:Ligamentum Flavum / Q000378:metabolism*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D002131:Calcium Pyrophosphate