title: Calcification of the alar ligament of the cervical spine in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
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.
authors: Rheumatology department, CHU Hassan II Fes, Morocco.
authors: Rahma Boussaadani
authors: RB
authors: Soubai
authors: Latifa
authors: L
authors: Tahiri
authors: Fatima Zahra
authors: FZ
authors: Abourazzak
authors: Siham
authors: S
authors: Tizniti
authors: Taoufik
authors: T
authors: Harzy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint / Q000473:pathology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000473:pathology*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Alar ligament; calcification; cervical spine