Nuchal ligament ossification
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Nuchal ligament is important for maintaining the lordotic alignment of the cervical spine and stabilizing the head during movement of the cervical spine.
Ossification of the nucal ligament ismanifests as a radio-opaque formation in the soft tissues behindjust posterior to the spinous process of the cervical spine.
-<p>Nuchal ligament is important for maintaining the lordotic alignment of the cervical spine and stabilizing the head during movement of the cervical spine.</p><p>Ossification of the nucal ligament is a radio-opaque formation in the soft tissues behind the spinous process of the cervical spine.</p><p> </p>- +<p><a title="Nuchal ligament" href="/articles/ligamentum-nuchae">Nuchal ligament</a> is important for maintaining the lordotic alignment of the cervical spine and stabilizing the head during movement of the cervical spine.</p><p>Ossification of the nucal ligament manifests as a radio-opaque formation in the soft tissues just posterior to the spinous process of the cervical spine.</p><p> </p>
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