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KMID : 0364320200450020001
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Journal of East-West Medicine
2020 Volume.45 No. 2 p.1 ~ p.4
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A Case Report of An Asymptomatic and Calcification of the Stylohyoid Ligament
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Jung Tae-Young
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Abstract
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Obijective : To describe a rare case of radiologic calcifications of the stylohyoid ligament and to review the current literature regarding calcifications of the stylohyoid ligament.
Methods : A retrospective chart review and the evaluation of cervical spine X-ray were performed.
Results : A 42-year-old male patient present with cervicalgia with traffic accident, incidentally found calcification of the stylohyoid ligament on cervical spine X-ray.
Conclusion : The literature on calcifications of the stylohyoid ligament is limited. A very few has been written in the radiological journal of this country on the calcified stylohyoid ligament. And calcification of neck can easily overlooked at the cervical spine X-ray during cause evaluation of cervicalgia. But calcification of the stylohyoid ligament is an X-ray findings that has been considered a possible cause of cervicalgia since 1930s (Eagle WW). So careful evaluation of the radiologic findings of the stylohyoid ligaments is need for the patient with cervicalgia.
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KEYWORD
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Cervicalgia, Calcification of the Stylohyoid Ligament, Eagle’s Syndrome, Traffic Accident
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