Acute Calcific Tendinitis of the Longus Colli Muscle: A Little Recognized Cause of Cervical Pain; concerning Four New Cases and Literature Review
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Calcific tendinitis of the longus colli muscle.
Facility in the evaluation of the cervical prevertebral soft tissues should be a skill of any otolaryngologist. Tendinitis of the longus colli muscle mimics more serious disease processes of the prevertebral cervical region that the otolaryngologist may be required to evaluate. It has, however, received little attention in otolaryngological literature. Five cases from the Massachusetts Eye and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Global Spine Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2192-5682,2192-5690
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1554424