Pseudotumour of the craniovertebral junction is an uncommon cause of high cervical
myelopathy in the elderly. The anterior transoral approach is the preferred means of …

Abstract 77 year-old man suffering from psoriatic arthropathy presented with progressive
myelopathy due to massive deposits of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals in peri …

Periodontoid pseudotumor or pannus is considered to be an inflammatory mass most
frequently associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Transoral resection of the pannus has been …

Purpose: A retro-odontoid pseudotumor that is not associated with rheumatoid arthritis or
hemodialysis is clinically rare. The majority of surgeons select transoral resection as the …

Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine 2015, 6: 2 spinal disease. Instability at the
facets that is the only true joint of the spine is secondary to weakness of the muscles of the …

Study Design. This report illustrates two rare cases of foramen magnum syndrome caused
by a retro-odontoid mass in which calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals were found …

Retro-odontoid cysts that arise from the tectorial membrane are uncommon lesions that can
occur in elderly patients. They arise secondary to degenerative changes, including calcium …

Calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease is a crystal arthropathy primarily
affecting peripheral joints, most commonly the wrist and the knees. However, CPPD in the …

A 77 year-old man suffering from psoriatic arthropathy presented with progressive
myelopathy due to massive deposits of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals in peri …

Purpose To determine (a) the prevalence of atlantoaxial calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate
(CPPD) crystal deposition in a population of patients undergoing computed tomography …