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A special form of constitutional narrowness of the cervical vertebral canal with thickened and hyperdense cortical bone of the posterior arch (osteopetrosis tardiva?)

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The author describes a constitutional narrowness of the cervical spinal canal which is characterized by thickening and hyperdensity of some parts of the posterior arch of the cervical vertebrae. He proposes the hypothesis of a special form of osteopetrosis tardiva (Albers-Schoenberg).

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  1. Service de Radiologie 1, Hôpital Central, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire, Strasbourg, France

    A. Wackenheim

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Wackenheim, A. A special form of constitutional narrowness of the cervical vertebral canal with thickened and hyperdense cortical bone of the posterior arch (osteopetrosis tardiva?). Acta neurochir 92, 144–147 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01401985

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