Presentation
Chronic neck pain and stiffness. There is no history of trauma.
Patient Data
Age: 50 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Ossification of nuchal ligament
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Evidence of cervical spondylosis with incidental finding of nuchal ligament ossification.
Case Discussion
The nuchal ligament or ligamentum nuchae extends from the external occipital protuberance of skull and median nuchal line to the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra 1.
Ossification of the nuchal ligament is seen as a radio-opaque density within the soft tissue posterior to the spinous processes of the cervical vertebrae 2.
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