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CT Cervical spine demonstrating a large ossified bony bar extending from the posterior surface of the C4 vertebral body up to the level of the upper surface of the C3 vertebral body.. There are also multiple areas of calcification involving the intravertebral discs, annulus fibrosis, the ligmentum flavum and the transverse ligament behind the odontoid process.
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The MRI spine revealed widespread chondrocalcinosis in the cervical spine and soft tissues, with a large ossified bony bar at the level of C3 and C4 compressing the spinal cord ( Figure 1).