CALCIFICATION OF INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS ON X-RAY

alkaptonuria [ochronosis; nucleus pulposus]

degenerative spondylosis [common in elderly]

transient calcification in children [especially cervical spine]

pseudogout [annulus fibrosus]

ankylosing spondylitis

juvenile chronic arthritis

haemochromatosis

diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis

gout

post-traumatic

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