Calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate (CPPD) deposition disease, also known as pseudogout, was first recognized as a distinct disease by McCarty and Hollander in 1962. 1 They used a compensated polarized ...

A woman was diagnosed with crowned dens syndrome, a rare condition that causes severe neck pain that can lead to spinal cord compression, which was triggered by periodontitis treatment. The case ...

ABSENCE of the odontoid process of the second cervical vertebra has been reported infrequently since the original description by Roberts. 1 We have collected 19 cases ...

NEW ORLEANS — Neither surgical nor nonoperative management is associated with a survival benefit among octogenarians with type II odontoid fracture, but certain markers can help identify those with a ...

The development of an algorithm for cervical imaging requires decisions about when and how to use specific imaging tests. Because the choice is often not clear, it is important to base the algorithm ...

Transoral vertebroplasty yielded satisfactory results in patients with high-grade cervical pain due to “malignant involvement” of the second cervical vertebra, according to Italian researchers. The ...